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PRONUNCIATION OF WORLD-WEARY

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WORLD-WEARY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
World-Weary is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES WORLD-WEARY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of world-weary in the English dictionary

The definition of world-weary in the dictionary is no longer finding pleasure in living; tired of the world.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WORLD-WEARY

world without end
world-beater
world-beating
world-class
world-famous
world-line
world-shaking
world-view
world-weariness
World´s Series
worldbeat
worlded
worldlier
worldliest
worldliness
worldling
worldly
worldly goods
worldly wisdom
worldly-minded

WORDS THAT END LIKE WORLD-WEARY

beweary
bleary
deary
dreary
Dunleary
footweary
forweary
leary
outweary
overweary
Peary
smeary
speary
sweary
teary
tracheary
travel-weary
unweary
war-weary
weary

Synonyms and antonyms of world-weary in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «world-weary» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WORLD-WEARY

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

Translator English - Chinese

厌世
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cansado del mundo
570 millions of speakers

English

world-weary
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दुनिया थके हुए
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بالضجر العالم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

уставший
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cansado do mundo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিশ্ব ক্লান্ত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

las du monde
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lelah dunia
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

weltmüden
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

厭世的な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

염세적
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Donya-bosen
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chán đời
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உலக சோர்வுற்றிருந்த
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जगालून कंटाळवाणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hayatından bezmiş
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

stanco del mondo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

świat zmęczony
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

утомлений
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lumea-obosit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κόσμο - κουρασμένος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wêreld - moeg
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

världströtta
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

verdens slitne
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of world-weary

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WORLD-WEARY»

The term «world-weary» is regularly used and occupies the 60.997 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WORLD-WEARY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about world-weary

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WORLD-WEARY»

Discover the use of world-weary in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to world-weary and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
World Weary Avengers
The good folks at World Weary Avengers Incorporated had a simple idea -- changing the world for the better by talking loudly in public.
Tom Lichtenberg, 2010
2
World Weary Woman: Her Wound and Transformation
A World Weary Woman is one whose characteristic response to stress is to struggle to achieve ambitious goals.
Cara Barker, 2001
3
The Lyrics of Noël Coward
Verse I Refrain 1 Verse 2 WORLD WEARY from THIS YEAR OF GRACE (used in American production) When I'm feeling dreary and blue, I'm only too Glad to be left alone, Dreaming of a place in the sun. When day is done, Far from a ...
Noël Coward, 2014
4
The Essential Noël Coward Compendium: The Very Best of His ...
I'm world weary, world weary, Living in a great big town, I find it so dreary, so dreary, Everything looks grey or brown, I want an ocean blue, Great big trees, A bird's eye view Of the Pyrenees, I want to watch the moon rise up And see the great ...
Noel Coward, Barry Day, 2009
5
Weary Warriors: Power, Knowledge, and the Invisible Wounds ...
The academic and clinical literature has not caught up with this development although there are instances of recognition of social death in cultural and philosophical works.2 Unlike fallen comrades who have passed to the next world, weary ...
Pamela Moss, Michael J. Prince, 2014
6
Noël Coward
... the side that needed - as the lyrics suggest — regular doses of foreign sunshine to compensate for the grey English skies and the overwork that, ironically, paid for the luxury cruises that were its cure: I'm world weary, world weary, Living in a ...
Sheridan Morley, 2005
7
Weary Men
An extra tasty morsel for those who have appetite, and an extra mockery for those who are world-weary. Michelangelo, Dante, Beethoven are very great. But none of them can help a soul in distress. I get so tired of this arty talk. My own "art ...
Arne Garborg, 1999
8
The Night of Weeping, Or Words for the Suffering Family of ...
The “ ploughers ploughed upon his back,” and drew many a long furrow there. He might well be weary. So with us. God makes us weary too; weary all over,— thoroughly weary. We get weary of a present evil world, weary of self, weary of sin, ...
Horatius Bonar, 1849
9
The Night of Weeping: Or, Words for the Suffering Families ...
The “ ploughers ploughed upon his back,” and drew many a long furrow there. He might well be weary. So with us. God makes us weary too; weary all over,-— thoroughly weary. We get weary of a present evil world, weary of self, weary of sin, ...
Horatius Bonar, 1847
10
The Joseph Communications: Your Life After Death
One of the problems we have with spirits that make the transition who are not spiritually aware and who have not rediscovered their nature is that they are so very, very sad and world weary. There's a term: 'world weary' – it describes the ...
Michael G Reccia, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WORLD-WEARY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term world-weary is used in the context of the following news items.
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Brown: World-weary Australian captain Michael Clarke fast …
Brown: World-weary Australian captain Michael Clarke fast approaching endgame video. OLIVER BROWN. Last updated 12:58, July 31 2015. England players ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
2
World-weary Clarke Fast Approaching His Endgame
LONDON: We are witnessing, by degrees, the ebbing away of Michael Clarke's compulsion to prove himself. In the past nine months he has won a World Cup for ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
3
Ben Affleck Talks About His 'World-Weary' Batman - and Disses …
"He's at the end of his run and maybe the end of his life," Ben Affleck tells Entertainment Weekly about his adaptation of the Caped Crusader in Batman v ... «People Magazine, Jul 15»
4
Watch As This World-Weary Man Explains What It's Like To Be …
Whatever your opinion may be about the issue of homelessness in this country, there's one definite fact: It's not going anywhere anytime soon. Knowing this, it's ... «UPROXX, Jun 15»
5
Review of 'The Heroic Legend of Arslan' EP 4 - The World-Weary
Episode 4 of The Heroic Legend of Arslan, titled “The World-Weary Strategist,” is now streaming on FUNimation and Hulu for premium members. Everyone else ... «The News Hub, Apr 15»
6
Street Art Spotter: A World-Weary Snow White on La Cienega Place
Here they are, but looking haggard and world-weary. Snow White pushes all of the dwarves in an actual shopping cart (a Zacharevic trick). Her dress is torn and ... «LA Magazine, Mar 15»
7
Tom Selleck excels as world-weary cop Jesse Stone
Selleck's world-weary Jesse Stone is a one-time big city homicide cop and now a small-town police chief with a troubled past. Stone wants to be a new man too ... «The Australian, Jan 15»
8
A new baby restores optimism in the world-weary among us
For months I called him “Baby New Year” — but no. That title goes to newborn Jillian Britt in Snohomish County, and to a baby named Pippa at the Seattle ... «HeraldNet, Jan 15»
9
These Animals Wearing Prosthetic Limbs Are the Antidote to Your …
These Animals Wearing Prosthetic Limbs Are the Antidote to Your World-Weary Cynicism. by Tasbeeh Herwees. December 9, 2014. Share on Facebook Click ... «GOOD Magazine, Dec 14»
10
World-weary and resigned, yet the samurai spirit soldiers on
Since the emergence of conceptual art in the 1960s, artistic skill and superlative craftsmanship came to be derided as almost artistic embarrassment, a suspect ... «The Japan Times, Jul 14»

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