unwearyadj.
/(ˌ)ʌnˈwɪəri/, U.S. /ˌənˈwɪri/ Not weary (of); free from weariness; unwearied.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > will > decision > perseverance or persistence > [adjective]
unwearyc893
unwearieda1240
perseverant1340
continuing1393
persevering?a1425
importunate1477
infatigable?1510
unfatigablec1550
persisting1552
unweariable1561
holdfast1567
indefatigable1586
patient1590
faintless1593
untired1597
untired1600
assidual1605
unrelenting1606
persistive1609
unwearyinga1614
hard1615
indefesse1621
constant1639
assiduous1660
dogged1700
unremitting1730
inexhaustible1762
unremitted1774
untiring1823
persistent1830
sleuth1864
tug-like1890
the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > weariness or exhaustion > [adjective] > capable of being wearied or exhausted > not weary or able to be wearied
unwearyc893
unwearieda1240
wearilessc1430
long-breatheda1513
unfulyeit?a1513
unfouled1535
indefatigable1586
entire1590
untired1597
tireless1605
untirable1607
unwearyinga1614
unwappereda1625
undefatigable1630
unfatigued1705
unfaltering1727
unworn1759
unfatiguable1799
unfatiguing1808
undrooping1814
fatigueless1818
untiring1859
unflagging1860
c893 tr. Orosius Hist. v. xi. §4 Þæt mon þæt fæsten bræce, & on fuhte dæges & nihtes, simle an legie æfter oþerre un~werig.
c1000 Sax. Leechd. I. 76 Drince þonne on niht nistig, þreo full fulle; þonne bið he sona unwerig.
a1340 R. Rolle Psalter xvii. 37 Þou has gifen me vnwery brennynge to wirke þe goed and put away slawnes.
c1374 G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde i. 410 If harme agree me wher-to pleyne I þanne? I not ne whi vnweri þat I feynte.
c1425 Orolog. Sapient. ii. 20 in Anglia X. 339 In to whomme angeles desyrene to loke and beholde with vnwerye felicite.
c1475 Cath. Angl. 414/2 (A.) Vn Wery, jndefessus.
1606 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. (new ed.) ii. iv. 46 With vn-wearie limb, Wade thorough Foords, and ouer Chanels swim.
1659 R. Eedes Christ Exalted Ep. Ded. He set himself to the serious study of the Hebrew tongue when he was 40 years old, and such was his unweary industry, that [etc.].
1818 H. H. Milman Samor ix. 183 If thine eternal thunderbolts are yet Unweary of their function dire.
1844 E. B. Browning Patience Taught 8 Ocean girds Unslackened the dry land, savannah-swards Unweary sweep.
1859 Habits Good Society vii. 248 You must not obtrude your unweary mirth at a visit of condolence.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
† unwearyv.
a. transitive (and reflexive). To restore from weariness; to refresh or rest. Chiefly in translations of French (se) delasser.
ΘΚΠ
the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > refreshment or invigoration > become refreshed or invigorated [verb (intransitive)]
to take (one's, a) breatha1398
to pull, shake oneself togethera1400
wheta1400
recomfortc1425
revigour1447
breathe1485
respirea1500
convailc1500
unweary1530
air1633
recruit1644
refresh1644
reanimate1645
invigorate1646
rally1646
to perk upa1656
renovate1660
reawake1663
freshen1694
renervate1801
recuperate1843
to recharge one's (also the) batteries1911
the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > refreshment or invigoration > refresh or invigorate [verb (transitive)]
akeleOE
restOE
comfort1303
ease1330
quickc1350
recurea1382
refresha1382
refetec1384
restorec1384
affilea1393
enforcec1400
freshc1405
revigour?a1425
recomfortc1425
recreatec1425
quicken?c1430
revive1442
cheerc1443
refection?c1450
refect1488
unweary1530
freshen1532
corroborate1541
vige?c1550
erect?1555
recollect?1560
repose1562
respite1565
rouse1574
requicken1576
animate1585
enlive1593
revify1598
inanimate1600
insinew1600
to wind up1602
vigorize1603
inspiritc1610
invigour1611
refocillate1611
revigorate1611
renovate1614
spriten1614
repaira1616
activate1624
vigour1636
enliven1644
invigorate1646
rally1650
reinvigorate1652
renerve1652
to freshen up1654
righta1656
re-enlivena1660
recruita1661
enlighten1667
revivify1675
untire1677
reanimate1694
stimulate1759
rebrace1764
refreshen1780
brisken1799
irrigate1823
tonic1825
to fresh up1835
ginger1844
spell1846
recuperate1849
binge1854
tone1859
innerve1880
fiercen1896
to tone up1896
to buck up1909
pep1912
to zip up1927
to perk up1936
to zizz up1944
hep1948
to zing up1948
juice1964
the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > refreshment or invigoration > refresh or invigorate [verb (reflexive)]
resteOE
ease1330
roa1400
ronea1400
refreshc1405
recomfortc1425
breathea1470
unweary1530
recreate1542
aira1616
recruit1646
refect1646
regale1682
unfatigue1734
renew1783
cheer1784
delassitude1807
1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 769/1 I unwerye,..je delasse.
1580 C. Hollyband Treasurie French Tong Se delasser, to vnweary himselfe.
1650 Earl of Monmouth tr. J. F. Senault Man become Guilty 175 Are not Allegories impertinent? when to un-weary men's minds, they abuse them.
1652 R. Loveday tr. G. de Costes de La Calprenède Cassandra i. 43 Having taken a house in the Towne, we there unwearied ourselves for some dayes.
1687 G. Etherege Let. in Wks. (1888) p. xxv Not being able to prevail with him to stay a day and unweary himself.
b. reflexive. To relieve or ease (oneself) of something.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > pleasure > state of being consoled or relieved > console [verb (reflexive)] > relieve
unburden1578
unweary1631
vent1631
expectorate1667
ease1849
1631 Earl of Manchester Contemplatio Mortis 97 A good man..by this Surplus of paine, vnwearies himselfe of paine.
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