weariness

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UK/ˈwɪəɹinɪs/US/ˈwɪ(ə)ɹinɪs/

noun

Exhaustion, fatigue or tiredness.

UncommonScrabble 12

Meanings

nounweariness (usually uncountable, plural wearinesses)

plural wearinesses

  1. uncountableusuallyExhaustion, fatigue or tiredness.
    1 more example

    Now when he had reached the King's capital wherein was Alaeddin, he alighted at one of the Kháns; and, when he had rested from the weariness of wayfare, he donned his dress and went down to wander about the streets, where he never passed a group without hearing them prate about the pavilion and its grandeur and vaunt the beauty of Alaeddin and his lovesomeness, his liberality and generosity, his fine manners and his good morals.

    1885–1888, Richard F[rancis] Burton, transl. and editor, Supplemental Nights to the Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night […], Shammar edition, volume (please specify the volume), [London]: […] Burton Club […], →OCLC
  2. uncountableusuallyA lack of interest or excitement.
    1 more example

    “From the end of the Bush years up through 2013 and ’14, there was a war weariness that was permeating even Republicans,” said David Boaz, author of a new book “The Libertarian Mind.” “However, the videos of ISIS beheading Americans and other people have certainly made it more difficult to stick to a noninterventionist argument.”

    2015 April 8, Stephen Collinson, “Has Rand Paul missed his moment?”, in CNN

Synonyms & antonyms

nountemporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work

Broader
temporary state

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Old Englishwēriġnes“weariness”
  2. Middle Englishwerynes
  3. Englishweariness

From Middle English werynes, werinesse, from Old English wēriġnes (“weariness”), equivalent to weary + -ness.

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Translations

Ancient Greek ἀκηδία, κάματος
  • ἀκηδία (akēdía)exhaustion, fatigue or tiredness
  • κάματος (kámatos)exhaustion, fatigue or tiredness
  • ἀκηδία (akēdía)a lack of interest or excitement
Bulgarian умора, изтощение
  • умора (umora)exhaustion, fatigue or tiredness
  • изтощение (iztoštenie)exhaustion, fatigue or tiredness
  • скука (skuka)a lack of interest or excitement
Catalan defalliment, lassitud
  • defallimentexhaustion, fatigue or tiredness
  • lassitudexhaustion, fatigue or tiredness
Czech vyčerpanost, otupělost
  • vyčerpanostexhaustion, fatigue or tiredness
  • otupělosta lack of interest or excitement
Esperanto laceco
  • lacecoexhaustion, fatigue or tiredness
German Müdigkeit, Erschöpfung
  • Müdigkeitexhaustion, fatigue or tiredness
  • Erschöpfungexhaustion, fatigue or tiredness
Hindi थकान, थकावट
  • थकान (thakān)exhaustion, fatigue or tiredness
  • थकावट (thakāvaṭ)exhaustion, fatigue or tiredness
  • शिथिलता (śithiltā)exhaustion, fatigue or tiredness
Irish tuirse
  • tuirseexhaustion, fatigue or tiredness
Latin lassitūdō
  • lassitūdōexhaustion, fatigue or tiredness
Māori kurutahi, kurutai
  • kurutahiexhaustion, fatigue or tiredness
  • kurutaiexhaustion, fatigue or tiredness
Polish znużenie
  • znużenieexhaustion, fatigue or tiredness
Romanian oboseală
  • obosealăexhaustion, fatigue or tiredness
Tagalog pagod, pagod
  • pagodexhaustion, fatigue or tiredness
  • pagoda lack of interest or excitement
Cite this entry
APA

weariness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/weariness

MLA

“weariness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/weariness. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “weariness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/weariness.

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