Definitions for: Weariness


[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"



Webster (1913) 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.

Synonyms: fatigue, tiredness

See Also: asthenopia, exhaustion, eyestrain, grogginess, jet lag, logginess, loginess, temporary state

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