taedium vitae
/ˌtiːdiəm ˈviːtʌɪ/
taedium vitae noun: profound ennui or weariness of one's life.
Noun
taedium vitae (uncountable)
- Profound ennui or weariness of one's life.
- Hence it proceeds many times that they are weary of their lives, and feral thoughts to offer violence to their own persons come into their minds; tædium vitæ is a common symptom […]1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC, partition 1, page 390
- He was haunted, it seems, by the symbol of a Prometheus wearied of his immortality of anguish,— by the tedium vitae.1922, Isaac Goldberg, Brazilian Literature, New York: A.A. Knopf, page 154
taedium vitae meaning in Tamil
taedium vitae in Tamil
- வாழ்க்கை வெறுப்புணர்ச்சி
Forms of taedium vitae
| alternative form (archaic) | tædium vitæ |
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Origin of taedium vitae
Borrowed from Latin taedium (“boredom”) + vītae (“of life”).
Questions about taedium vitae
- What does taedium vitae mean?
- Taedium vitae means profound ennui or weariness of one's life.
- What is taedium vitae in Tamil?
- Taedium vitae in Tamil is வாழ்க்கை வெறுப்புணர்ச்சி. See Taedium vitae meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is taedium vitae?
- Taedium vitae is a noun.
- How do you pronounce taedium vitae?
- Taedium vitae is pronounced /ˌtiːdiəm ˈviːtʌɪ/.
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