weariness
Syllables: weari·nessUK/ˈwɪəɹinɪs//ˈwɪ(ə)ɹinɪs/
weariness noun: exhaustion, fatigue or tiredness.
Noun
weariness (usually uncountable, plural wearinesses)
- Exhaustion, fatigue or tiredness.
- 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...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]: […]...
- A lack of interest or excitement.
- “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...2015 April 8, Stephen Collinson, “Has Rand Paul missed his moment?”, in CNN
weariness meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
weariness in Hindi
- exhaustion, fatigue or tiredness
- थकान thakān, थकावट thakāvaṭ, शिथिलता śithiltā
weariness in Tamil
- களைப்பு, சோர்வு, அயர்வு, தளர்ச்சி, அலுப்பு
weariness in Urdu
- بےزاری, کسل مندی, خستگی, تھکن
weariness in Bengali
- weariness, tiredness, langour, exhaustion, fatigue
- গ্লানি glani
More languagesFewer languages
- weariness in Telugu
- విసువు visuvu, విసుకు visuku, విసుగు visugu
- weariness in Malayalam
- ക്ഷീണം, തളർച്ച, മടുപ്പ്
- weariness in Kannada
- ಬೇಜಾರು, ಬೇಸರ, ಆಸಱ್
- weariness in Odia
- କାଇଲା kāilā
- weariness in Tagalog
- pagod
Synonyms of weariness
Forms of weariness
| plural | wearinesses |
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Origin of weariness
From Middle English werynes, werinesse, from Old English wēriġnes (“weariness”), equivalent to weary + -ness.
Questions about weariness
- What does weariness mean?
- Weariness means exhaustion, fatigue or tiredness.
- What is weariness in Hindi?
- Weariness in Hindi is थकान (thakān), थकावट (thakāvaṭ), शिथिलता (śithiltā). See Weariness meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is weariness?
- Weariness is a noun.
- How do you pronounce weariness?
- Weariness is pronounced /ˈwɪəɹinɪs/ (UK).
- What is the plural of weariness?
- The plural of weariness is wearinesses.
Words near weariness in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: weariness (page history and authors); weariness (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); weariness (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); গ্লানি (Bengali) (page history and authors); విసుకు (Telugu) (page history and authors); weariness (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); weariness (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); କାଇଲା (Odia) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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