weariness
noun
1 weariness
Temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work:
— Weariness overcame her after twelve hours and she fell asleep.
synonyms: fatigue, tiredness.
Roget 841:
weariness,
defatigation†;
lassitude
etc.
(fatigue)
688;
drowsiness
etc.
683.
disgust,
nausea,
loathing,
sickness;
satiety
etc.
869;
taedium vitae
etc.
(dejection)
837;
boredom,
ennui.
wearisomeness,
tediousness
etc.
adj.;
dull work,
tedium,
monotony,
twice-told tale.
bore,
buttonholer,
proser†,
wet blanket;
pill [Slang],
stiff [Slang];
heavy hours,
the enemy"
(time).
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Roget 869:
satiety,
satisfaction,
saturation,
repletion,
glut,
surfeit;
cloyment†,
satiation;
weariness
etc.
841.
spoiled child;
enfant gete [Fr.],
enfant terrible [Fr.];
too much of a good thing,
toujours perdrix [Fr.];
crambe repetita [Lat.].
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Roget 828:
mental suffering,
pain,
dolor;
suffering,
sufferance;
ache,
smart
etc.
(physical pain)
378;
passion.
displeasure,
dissatisfaction,
discomfort,
discomposure,
disquiet;
malaise;
inquietude,
uneasiness,
vexation of spirit;
taking;
discontent
etc.
832.
dejection
etc.
837;
weariness
etc.
841;
anhedonia†.
annoyance,
irritation,
worry,
infliction,
visitation;
plague,
bore;
bother,
botheration;
stew,
vexation,
mortification,
chagrin,
esclandre [Fr.];
mauvais quart d'heur [Fr.].
care,
anxiety,
solicitude,
trouble,
trial,
ordeal,
fiery ordeal,
shock,
blow,
cark†,
dole,
fret,
burden,
load.
concern,
grief,
sorrow,
distress,
affliction,
woe,
bitterness,
heartache;
carking cares;
heavy heart,
aching heart,
bleeding heart,
broken heart;
heavy affliction,
gnawing grief.
unhappiness,
infelicity,
misery,
tribulation,
wretchedness,
desolation;
despair
etc.
859;
extremity,
prostration,
depth of misery.
nightmare,
ephialtes†,
incubus.
pang,
anguish,
agony;
torture,
torment;
purgatory
etc.
(hell)
982.
hell upon earth;
iron age,
reign of terror;
slough of despond
etc.
(adversity)
735;
peck of troubles;
ills that flesh is heir to"
etc.
(evil)
619
[Hamlet];
miseries of human life;
unkindest cut of all"
[Julius Caesar].
sufferer,
victim,
prey,
martyr,
object of compassion,
wretch,
shorn lamb.
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Roget 688:
fatigue;
weariness
etc.
841;
yawning,
drowsiness
etc.
683;
lassitude,
tiredness,
fatigation†,
exhaustion;
sweat;
dyspnoea.
anhelation,
shortness of breath;
faintness;
collapse,
prostration,
swoon,
fainting,
deliquium [Lat.],
syncope,
lipothymy†;
goneness†.
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Roget 837:
dejection;
dejectedness
etc.
adj.;
depression,
prosternation†;
lowness of spirits,
depression of spirits;
weight on the spirits,
oppression on the spirits,
damp on the spirits;
low spirits,
bad spirits,
drooping spirits,
depressed spirits;
heart sinking;
heaviness of heart,
failure of heart.
heaviness
etc.
adj.;
infestivity†,
gloom;
weariness
etc.
841;
taedium vitae,
disgust of life;
mal du pays
etc.
(regret)
833;
anhedonia†.
melancholy;
sadness
etc.
adj.;
il penseroso [It],
melancholia,
dismals†,
blues,
lachrymals†,
mumps†,
dumps,
blue devils,
doldrums;
vapors,
megrims,
spleen,
horrors,
hypochondriasis [Med.],
pessimism;
la maladie sans maladie [Fr.];
despondency,
slough of Despond;
disconsolateness
etc.
adj.;
hope deferred,
blank despondency;
voiceless woe.
prostration of soul;
broken heart;
despair
etc.
859;
cave of despair,
cave of Trophonius demureness
etc.
adj.;
gravity,
solemnity;
long face,
grave face.
hypochondriac,
seek sorrow,
self-tormentor,
heautontimorumenos†,
malade imaginaire [Fr.],
medecin tant pis [Fr.];
croaker,
pessimist;
mope,
mopus†.
[Cause of dejection]
affliction
etc.
830;
sorry sight;
memento mori [Lat.];
damper,
wet blanket,
Job's comforter.
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Dutch: moeheid, vermoeidheid, vermoeienis
Polish: zmęczenie
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