WEARINESS

fatigue, weariness, tiredness

(noun) 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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

weariness (usually uncountable, plural wearinesses)

Exhaustion, fatigue or tiredness.

A lack of interest or excitement.

Synonyms

• defatigation

• fatigue

Source: Wiktionary


Wea"ri*ness, n.

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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