weariness
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i adjective
1.
physically or mentally exhausted by hard work, exertion, strain, etc.; fatigued; tired: weary eyes; a weary brain.
2.
characterized by or causing fatigue: a weary journey.
3.
impatient or dissatisfied with something (often followed by of ): weary of excuses.
4.
characterized by or causing impatience or dissatisfaction; tedious; irksome: a weary wait.
verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
5.
to make or become weary; fatigue or tire: The long hours of work have wearied me.
6.
to make or grow impatient or dissatisfied with something or at having too much of something (often followed by of ): The long drive had wearied us of desert scenery. We had quickly wearied at such witless entertainment.
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Origin:
before 900; (adj.) Middle English wery, Old English wērig; cognate with Old Saxon -wōrig; akin to Old English wōrian to crumble, break down, totter; (v.) Middle English werien, Old English wēr(i)gian, derivative of the adj.
before 900; (adj.) Middle English wery, Old English wērig; cognate with Old Saxon -wōrig; akin to Old English wōrian to crumble, break down, totter; (v.) Middle English werien, Old English wēr(i)gian, derivative of the adj.
Related forms
wea·ri·ly, adverb
wea·ri·ness, noun
wea·ry·ing·ly, adverb
out·wea·ry, verb (used with object), out·wea·ried, out·wea·ry·ing.
self-wea·ri·ness, noun
Antonyms
1. energetic. 4. interesting. 6. interest.
1. energetic. 4. interesting. 6. interest.
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weary (ˈwɪərɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj , -rier, -riest | |
| 1. | tired or exhausted |
| 2. | causing fatigue or exhaustion |
| 3. | caused by or suggestive of weariness: a weary laugh |
| 4. | (postpositive; |
| —vb , -rier, -riest, -ries, -rying, -ried | |
| 5. | to make or become weary |
| 6. | to make or become discontented or impatient, esp by the long continuance of something |
| [Old English wērig; related to Old Saxon wōrig, Old High German wuorag drunk, Greek hōrakian to faint] | |
| 'wearily | |
| —adv | |
| 'weariness | |
| —n | |
| 'wearying | |
| —adj | |
| 'wearyingly | |
| —adv | |
| weary (ˈwɪərɪ) | |
| —adj , -rier, -riest | |
| 1. | tired or exhausted |
| 2. | causing fatigue or exhaustion |
| 3. | caused by or suggestive of weariness: a weary laugh |
| 4. | (postpositive; |
| —vb , -rier, -riest, -ries, -rying, -ried | |
| 5. | to make or become weary |
| 6. | to make or become discontented or impatient, esp by the long continuance of something |
| [Old English wērig; related to Old Saxon wōrig, Old High German wuorag drunk, Greek hōrakian to faint] | |
| 'wearily | |
| —adv | |
| 'weariness | |
| —n | |
| 'wearying | |
| —adj | |
| 'wearyingly | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
weary
O.E. werig "tired," related to worian "to wander, totter," from W.Gmc. *worigaz (cf. O.S. worig "weary," O.H.G. wuorag "intoxicated"), of unknown origin. The verb is O.E. wergian (intr.), gewergian (trans.).
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