Meaning of WEARINESS
| Pronunciation: | | w'ireenus
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| | Definition: | | [n] temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work; "he was hospitalized for extreme fatigue"; "growing fatigue was apparent from the decline in the execution of their athletic skills"; "weariness overcame her after twelve hours and she fell asleep" |
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| | Synonyms: | | fatigue, tiredness |
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| | See Also: | | asthenopia, exhaustion, eyestrain, grogginess, jet lag, logginess, loginess, temporary state | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Wea"ri*ness\, n.
The quality or state of being weary or tried; lassitude;
exhaustion of strength; fatigue.
With weariness and wine oppressed. --Dryden.
A man would die, though he were neither valiant nor
miserable, only upon a weariness to do the same thing
so oft over and over. --Bacon.
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