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When a middle-aged man says in a moment of weariness that he is half dead, he is telling the literal truth.
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Meaning of "weariness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WEARINESS

weariness  [ˈwɪərɪnɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WEARINESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Weariness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES WEARINESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

weariness

Fatigue (medical)

Fatigue is a subjective feeling of tiredness which is distinct from weakness, and has a gradual onset. Unlike weakness, fatigue can be alleviated by periods of rest. Fatigue can have physical or mental causes. Physical fatigue is the transient inability of a muscle to maintain optimal physical performance, and is made more severe by intense physical exercise. Mental fatigue is a transient decrease in maximal cognitive performance resulting from prolonged periods of cognitive activity. It can manifest as somnolence, lethargy, or directed attention fatigue. Medically, fatigue is a non-specific symptom, which means that it has many possible causes. Fatigue is considered a symptom, rather than a sign because it is a subjective feeling reported by the patient, rather than an objective one that can be observed by others. Fatigue and ‘feelings of fatigue’ are often confused.

Definition of weariness in the English dictionary

The definition of weariness in the dictionary is tiredness.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WEARINESS


airiness
ˈɛərɪnɪs
cheeriness
ˈtʃɪərɪnɪs
contrariness
kənˈtrɛərɪnɪs
dreariness
ˈdrɪərɪnɪs
hairiness
ˈhɛərɪnɪs
jitteriness
ˈdʒɪtərɪnɪs
mercenariness
ˈmɜːsɪnərɪnɪs
necessariness
ˈnɛsɪsərɪnɪs
ordinariness
ˈɔːdɪnərɪnɪs
sanitariness
ˈsænɪtərɪnɪs
slipperiness
ˈslɪpərɪnɪs
smeariness
ˈsmɪərɪnɪs
solitariness
ˈsɒlɪtərɪnɪs
stationariness
ˈsteɪʃənərɪnɪs
subsidiariness
səbˈsɪdɪərɪnɪs
teariness
ˈtɪərɪnɪs
unnecessariness
ʌnˈnɛsəsərɪnɪs
voluntariness
ˈvɒləntərɪnɪs
wariness
ˈwɛərɪnɪs
wiriness
ˈwaɪərɪnɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WEARINESS

wearied
wearier
wearies
weariest
weariful
wearifully
wearifulness
weariless
wearilessly
wearily
wearing
wearing course
wearingly
wearish
wearisome
wearisomely
wearisomeness
wearproof
weary
wearying

WORDS THAT END LIKE WEARINESS

agribusiness
big business
bulkiness
business
cleanliness
cleanliness is next to godliness
comeliness
dizziness
do the business
e-business
emptiness
family business
fitness
friendliness
happiness
holiness
laziness
loneliness
loveliness
readiness
timeliness

Synonyms and antonyms of weariness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «WEARINESS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «weariness» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of weariness

Translation of «weariness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WEARINESS

Find out the translation of weariness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of weariness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «weariness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

厌学
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cansancio
570 millions of speakers

English

weariness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

थकावट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ضجر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

усталость
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cansaço
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শ্রান্তি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lassitude
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Keletihan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Müdigkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

疲労
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

피로
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lara
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự mệt mỏi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சோர்வோ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

थकवा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yorgunluk
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

stanchezza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

znużenie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

втома
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

oboseală
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κούραση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

moegheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

trötthet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tretthet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of weariness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WEARINESS»

The term «weariness» is regularly used and occupies the 74.371 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WEARINESS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about weariness

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8 QUOTES WITH «WEARINESS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word weariness.
1
Kevin Barry
I remember, as a child, a particular groan that my father would sound when he crawled from the bed in the morning. I hear the same groan now, precisely, every morning, when I emerge from my own lair. It's more than an expression of physical weariness - it's an aching of the soul. Even the groans get passed down.
2
John Calvin
Seeing that a Pilot steers the ship in which we sail, who will never allow us to perish even in the midst of shipwrecks, there is no reason why our minds should be overwhelmed with fear and overcome with weariness.
3
Elmer Davis
When a middle-aged man says in a moment of weariness that he is half dead, he is telling the literal truth.
4
Rose Kennedy
I know not age, nor weariness nor defeat.
5
Frederica Mathewes-Green
Easter tells us of something children can't understand, because it addresses things they don't yet have to know: the weariness of life, the pain, the profound loneliness and hovering fear of meaninglessness.
6
Dick Morris
Idealism that makes no distinction between areas where our national interest lies and those from which it is remote does no good for America. The weariness of the post-Versailles, post-Korea, post-Vietnam eras is never far from the national mood.
7
Anais Nin
Love never dies a natural death. It dies because we don't know how to replenish its source. It dies of blindness and errors and betrayals. It dies of illness and wounds; it dies of weariness, of witherings, of tarnishings.
8
Luis Palau
When you face the perils of weariness, carelessness, and confusion, don't pray for an easier life. Pray instead to be a stronger man or woman of God.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WEARINESS»

Discover the use of weariness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to weariness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Weariness of the Self: Diagnosing the History of Depression ...
Drawing on the accumulated knowledge of a lifetime devoted to the study of the individual in modern democratic society, Ehrenberg shows that the phenomenon of modern depression is not a construction of the pharmaceutical industry but a ...
Alain Ehrenberg, 2009
2
Weariness, the Fever, and the Fret: The Campaign Against ...
An ancient disease which predates man, tuberculosis was one of the earliest chronic life-threatening diseases faced by Canadians.
Katherine McCuaig, 1999
3
Weary Warriors, Fainting Saints: How You Can Outlast Every ...
God promises us strength in His Word, and He has provided a way to get it! In Weary Warriors, Fainting Saints, bestselling author Joyce Meyer exposes the tactics Satan uses to cause weariness and reveals how to avoid these snares.
Joyce Meyer, 2008
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The Homiletic Review
2. He must seek the divine assistance by prayer. 3. He must avail himself of holy companionship, the spiritual uplift that comes through contact with others. WEARINESS OODLY AND UNGODLY. By Pastor B. I. Gkeenwood, London, Enoland.
‎1895
5
Weariness
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
‎2012
6
Questioning Identities: Philosophy in Psychoanalytic Practice
Fatigue, weariness and indolence as a beginning Theories and practices of psychoanalyses and psychotherapy proliferate and compete with claims to solve crises and experiences in peoples lives. I think that all of them, some of them, and  ...
Mary Lynne Ellis, Noreen O'Connor, 2010
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The Eclectic Magazine of Foreign Literature, Science, and Art
Moreover, our sensations are often wearied without our being distinctly aware of it. Let me illustrate this by a simple modification of a very familiar experiment, which shows how weariness not only lessens work but breeds error. Dr. S. will throw ...
‎1893
8
Who One Is: Book 2: Existenz and Transcendental Phenomenology
Clearly in the lived body's incapacitation through extreme pain and weariness there is an evident sense of more of a “physical,” not “moral,” necessity – granted that we can imagine cases, as in the cases of saints and other heroes where this  ...
James G. Hart, 2009
9
The Pathology of Man: A Study of Human Evil
We have mentioned the emotion of war- weariness, an emotion that Richardson observed in societies once a certain threshold of prolonged suffering with sufficient numbers of casualties has been exceeded. Before this threshold has been ...
Steven J. Bartlett, 2005
10
The Neutral: Lecture Course at the Collège de France (1977-1978)
Weariness as Creation Pyrrho. A figure whom we will often reencounter, a figure of choice for me (fourth-third century), is Pyrrho,5 that's to say the Pyrrhonian (and not the founder of Pyrrhonism, since his attitude was precisely asystematic, ...
Roland Barthes, Thomas Clerc, Eric Marty, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WEARINESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term weariness is used in the context of the following news items.
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EDITORIAL: Obama's war-weariness must not be reflected in military
Mr. Obama, as he approaches the final months of his presidency, sounds weary of the struggle, and weary under the mantle of the leader of the West that every ... «Washington Times, Jul 15»
2
Hammond: 'Weary' Britons Must Stick With IS War
Phillip Hammond also admitted the Government had to tackle a "weariness" among British voters who are less willing to engage in foreign matters following the ... «Yahoo News UK, Jun 15»
3
Cannes tackles war-weariness with martial arts, Tamil Tigers
Taiwan's Hou Hsiao-Hsien startles with a ravishingly beautiful reinvention of the martial arts genre, while Cannes habitué Jacques Audiard delivers half of a ... «FRANCE 24, May 15»
4
Review: On John Moreland's 'High on Tulsa Heat,' World-Weariness
Mr. Moreland writes with a world-weary air — on “Hang Me in the Tulsa County Stars,” he groans, “Babe I know this world will have the wolves outside your ... «New York Times, Apr 15»
5
Reconciling Weariness and Love: Yehuda Avner's Legacy
Yehuda Avner (z''l) is one of the most important of Israel's unsung heroes for Jewish youth today. Avner's impact in establishing the course of the Jewish state is ... «Huffington Post, Apr 15»
6
In Chrism Mass homily, the Holy Father urges priests not to give in to …
We experience this in so many ways: from the ordinary fatigue brought on by our daily apostolate to the weariness of sickness, death and even martyrdom. «Catholic Online, Apr 15»
7
Pope Francis warns priests against 'weariness of people'
Pope Francis has called on his priests to “learn how to be weary...in the best of ways” as they go about their ministries. In a homily during the traditional Maundy ... «Irish Times, Apr 15»
8
GOP, Cautious Of War Weariness, Takes Hard Line On Foreign Policy
With troubling news from overseas dominating the American political debate, Republicans and their potential candidates for president are taking a tough stand ... «NPR, Mar 15»
9
Grief and weariness
And of course, Richard expressed this different feeling with his usual wit, and I remembered that it was not just gay men whose weariness was lifting. It was lifting ... «uuworld.org, Mar 15»
10
Odor showing signs of weariness
Texas second baseman Rougned Odor, left, remains on the bench as the Oakland Athletics celebrate on the field after clinching a wild card birth in their 4-0 win ... «Dallas Morning News, Dec 14»

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