"weariness" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈwɪəɹinɪs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈwɪ(ə)ɹinɪs/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-weariness.ogg Forms: wearinesses [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English werynes, werinesse, from Old English wēriġnes (“weariness”), equivalent to weary + -ness. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|werynes}} Middle English werynes, {{inh|en|ang|wēriġnes|t=weariness}} Old English wēriġnes (“weariness”), {{suf|en|weary|-ness}} weary + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} weariness (usually uncountable, plural wearinesses)
  1. Exhaustion, fatigue or tiredness. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (exhaustion, fatigue or tiredness): ἀκηδία (akēdía) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), κάματος (kámatos) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), умора (umora) [feminine] (Bulgarian), изтощение (iztoštenie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), ماندوێتی (mandwêtî) (Central Kurdish), vyčerpanost [feminine] (Czech), laceco (Esperanto), tuirse [feminine] (Irish), lassitūdō [feminine] (Latin), kurutahi (Maori), kurutai (Maori), یورغونلق (yorgunluk) (Ottoman Turkish), كلال (kelal) (Ottoman Turkish), znużenie [neuter] (Polish), oboseală [feminine] (Romanian), pagod (Tagalog), xweitl (Tlingit)
    Sense id: en-weariness-en-noun-xThUXiZt Disambiguation of 'exhaustion, fatigue or tiredness': 99 1
  2. A lack of interest or excitement. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Emotions Translations (a lack of interest or excitement): ἀκηδία (akēdía) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), скука (skuka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), otupělost [feminine] (Czech), pagod (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-weariness-en-noun-x61pYfu1 Disambiguation of Emotions: 4 96 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Central Kurdish translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Tlingit translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 84 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 30 70 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Central Kurdish translations: 3 97 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Tlingit translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of 'a lack of interest or excitement': 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: defatigation, fatigue Related terms: war-weariness, world-weariness

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    {
      "code": "tli",
      "lang": "Tlingit",
      "sense": "exhaustion, fatigue or tiredness",
      "word": "xweitl"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "skuka",
      "sense": "a lack of interest or excitement",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "скука"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "a lack of interest or excitement",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "otupělost"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "akēdía",
      "sense": "a lack of interest or excitement",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ἀκηδία"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "a lack of interest or excitement",
      "word": "pagod"
    }
  ],
  "word": "weariness"
}

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