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ˈwearisomeness
[-ness.]
†1. The condition of being wearied; liability to become wearied.
a. Fatigue, exhaustion from effort or pain; liability to be easily fatigued.
b. Tedium, ennui; weariness of something uncongenial or uninteresting. Obs.
a.1560tr. J. Fisher's Godly Treat. Benef. Prayer G 4, Excepte eyther the great weerysomenes of our bodyes, or some other lyke necessitie inforce vs. 1600Surflet Country Farm iv. x. 643 The fresh leaues..being put vnder the naked soles of the feete, they greatly take awaie their wearisomnes, which by far walking haue wearied themselues. a1653Gouge Comm. Heb. ii. 17. (1655) 240 Sundry infirmities of body, as hunger, thirst, cold, wearisomnesse. 1672T. Venn Milit. Observ. 184 But if the wind blow stiff, or there is a weakness or wearisomness in the Ensign-bearer, then he may set the butt end against his waste and not otherwise. a1768Secker Serm. (1770) III. 270 For in his Turn, every one must expect to be in a State of Wearisomeness and Pain, of Weakness and Danger. 1780Ann. Reg. 1 A kind of languor and wearisomeness. 1882E. W. Hamilton Diary 25 Nov. (1972) I. 364 R. G. evidently wants to get out of harness also, partly from a feeling of wearisomeness and partly from bad health.
b.1557T. Phaer æneid v. L 4 b, Argt., The Troiane wyues, at the instigation of the Raynbow, and for wearysomnesse of theyr longe trauayle: cast fier amonge the fleet. a1568R. Ascham Scholem. i. (Arb.) 37 Such a witte, as is..diligent in painfull thinges without werisomnes. 1586A. Day Engl. Secretorie ii. (1625) 109 Scanderbeg declaring his wearisomenes of captivitie..desired to visit his kingdome. 1631Gouge God's Arrows iii. §46. 266 That wearisomness which is taxed in the Iewes that said, when will the New-Moones and Sabbaths be gone? 1643Milton Divorce Pref. 2 Yet they shall..be made, spight of antipathy to fadge together, and combine as they may to their unspeakable wearisomnes & despaire of all sociable delight in the ordinance which [etc.]. 1822[Mary A. Kelty] Osmond I. 289 Their wearisomeness of Osmond's stupidity. 1824Dibdin Libr. Comp. II. 119 Where there is no variety, and where wearisomeness as naturally follows. 1840Pusey in Liddon Life (1893) II. xxiv. 156, I should have been afraid of the casting lots, lest it should arise from a wearisomeness of indecision, instead of waiting patiently for the time when He would enable one to decide according to His will.
2. The quality or fact of causing weariness; tendency to weary.
a. Aptness to cause fatigue.
b. Tediousness.
a.1576Fleming Panopl. Epist. 254 The commoditie is answearable in proportion and measure, to the wearisomnesse of the labour. 1671Woodhead St. Teresa ii. 261 Amidst the joltings of the Waggon, the trouble and wearisomness of the journey, they kept their Prayer, as in the Quire. 1843Poe Tales, Pit & Pendulum, As if those who bore me..had paused from the wearisomeness of their toil.
b.1579Twyne Petrarch's Phisicke agst. Fortune i. 109 b, Ioy. The ayre is very cleere, I would it might not be changed. Reason. Thou knowest not how soone this cleerenes wil bring weerisomnesse: There is nothing so pleasant which continuall frequentyng the same maketh not loathsome. 1662J. Davies tr. Olearius' Voy. Ambass. 5 The Ambassadours endeavour'd to abate the wearisomenesse of our stay there, by banquets, hunting matches, and walking. 1879J. Hingston Austral. Abr. vii. 71 A great sameness about it was soon, however, observable, producing even the usual effect of monotony—wearisomeness. 1886Manch. Exam. 27 Jan. 3/2 A second article..which has, notwithstanding these good qualities, just a suspicion of wearisomeness.
†3. Loathing (for food). Obs.—1
1642D. Rogers Naaman 346 Evell which causeth such a fulsomenesse and wearisomenesse in Gods stomacke. |