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Weariness   /wˈɪrinəs/   Listen
Weariness

noun
1.
Temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work.  Synonyms: fatigue, tiredness.  "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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"Weariness" Quotes from Famous Books



... their supplies, and the blankets on which they slept were spread upon the bare ground. Their slumber was sweeter, too, than it would have been had they stretched themselves on "downy beds of ease," for health and weariness are two soporifics which ...
— The Hunters of the Ozark • Edward S. Ellis

... it! Well, not very hilariously, if one may judge by the aspect of the gentlemen in the hall and on the stairs,—gentlemen of serious demeanor, who are leaning, as though exhausted, against the banisters, with a universal air of profound weariness and dissatisfaction. Some of these are young fledglings of manhood,—callow birds who, though by no means innocent,—are more or less inexperienced,—and who have fluttered hither to the snare of Lady Winsleigh's "at ...
— Thelma • Marie Corelli

... the Lord do die from henceforth. Yea (saith the Spirit) that they may rest from their toils, for their works do follow with them. Ceased only that form of service which brings weariness, and have found perfect happiness in the ability to ...
— The Mark of the Beast • Sidney Watson

... scourge, exclaiming, "The devil burn you, there's no pleasing you, flog where one will!" Thus it is, you have flogged the Catholic high, low, here, there, and every where, and then you wonder he is not pleased. It is true that time, experience, and that weariness which attends even the exercise of barbarity, have taught you to flog a little more gently; but still you continue to lay on the lash, and will so continue, till perhaps the rod may be wrested from your hands, and applied to the backs of ...
— The Works of Lord Byron: Letters and Journals, Volume 2. • Lord Byron

... of the face; and often this sense was at fault. In such cases I was forced to repeat the words or sentences, sometimes for hours, until I felt the proper ring in my own voice. My work was practice, practice, practice. Discouragement and weariness cast me down frequently; but the next moment the thought that I should soon be at home and show my loved ones what I had accomplished, spurred me on, and I eagerly looked forward to their ...
— Stories of Achievement, Volume IV (of 6) - Authors and Journalists • Various


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