wearinessn.

Brit.

/ˈwɪərɪnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈwɪrinᵻs/

Etymology: < weary adj. + -ness suffix.

1. Weary condition; extreme tiredness or fatigue resulting from exertion, continued endurance of pain, or want of sleep.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > weariness or exhaustion > [noun]

wearinessc900

slemea1300

werihede1340

talma1400

aneantizinga1425

faintnessa1440

defatigation1508

languishness?1529

lassitude1541

tiredness1552

overtiring1598

attainta1616

languishmentc1620

exhaustment1621

prostrationa1626

exhaustiona1639

tiresomeness1646

lassation1650

exantlation1651

fessitude1656

faintingnessa1661

delassation1692

tiriness1697

languor1707

fatigue1719

exhausture1779

distress1803

exhaustedness1840

worn-outness1844

tire1859

dead-beatness1907

c900 tr. Bede Eccl. Hist. (1890) iii. ix. 178 [Þæt hors] þy gewunelican þeawe horsa æfter werignesse ongon wealwian.

c1200 Trin. Coll. Hom. 35 [Adam] ne þurte naure þolen hunger ne þurst,..ne werinesse, ne elde, ne unhelðe, ne deð.

1297 R. Gloucester's Chron. (Rolls) 4920 +34 He lay muchedel of þe nyȝt in wo & in sorwe,..So þat aslep atte laste vor werynysse hym nome.

c1380 J. Wyclif Sel. Wks. III. 35 Upberynge us in oure werynes.

a1500 (?c1450) Merlin ii. 39 Than the white [dragon] leide hym down to reste for werynesse.

a1513 W. Dunbar Poems (1998) I. 114 For werynes on me a slwmer soft Come with a dreming.

1584 T. Cogan Hauen of Health i. 11 First I shall declare, what remedie is to be vsed against wearinesse which commeth by immoderate labour.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Cymbeline (1623) iii. vi. 33 Wearinesse Can snore vpon the Flint, when restie Sloth Findes the Downe-pillow hard.

1649 J. Taylor Wandering 8 At last, wearinesse and watching, began to inforce sleep upon me.

1707 J. Floyer Physician's Pulse-watch 86 If the Exercise be Immoderate with great Weariness, the Spirits and Heat are very much evaporated.

1816 S. T. Coleridge Christabel i. 11 I cannot speak for weariness.

1856 B. Brodie Psychol. Inq. (ed. 3) I. iv. 136 The muscles..may be for a long time in a state of involuntary contraction..without weariness being induced.

2. Tedium or distaste induced by monotonous or uncongenial conditions or occupations; tiredness of a course of action, a state of things, a person or thing. †Also rarely const. to with infinitive.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > feeling of weariness or tedium > [noun]

sada1200

fastidiuma1398

irkingc1400

irksomeness1435

tediousness1482

tediation1485

annuisance1502

weariness1526

wearisomenessa1568

irk1570

languor1596

tedification1616

tedium1662

ennui1758

dullery1841

boredom1853

mawkishness1861

fed-'upness1910

mouldiness1916

browned-offness1938

noia1944

1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. QQiiii^v Therof foloweth..tediousnesse in all gostly exercyse, & werynesse of holy company.

1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries f. ccclxxvj A certeyne wearynes, and impacience of long imprisonment.

1625 F. Bacon Ess. (new ed.) 8 A man would die, though he were neither valiant, nor miserable, only vpon a wearinesse to doe the same thing, so oft ouer and ouer.

1643 R. Baker Chron. Kings of Eng. i. 8 Osred, whose wife Cutburga, out of a loathing wearinesse of wedlocke, sued out a divorce from her husband.

1853 C. Dickens Bleak House xii. 108 Weariness of soul lies before her, as it lies behind.

1858 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (ed. 2) IV. xviii. 37 The struggle..terminated, through weariness of enduring and inflicting suffering.

1885 Manch. Examiner 15 May 5/6 Sheer weariness of things which are to them common and familiar.

3. Something that wearies.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > feeling of weariness or tedium > [noun] > tedious or dull thing or activity

weariness1560

insipid1699

prose1743

bore1778

insipidity1822

ennui1849

yawn1889

palaver1920

bind1930

binder1930

corn1936

yawner1942

ho-hum1963

vicarage tea party1973

1560 Bible (Geneva) Ecclus. xii. 12 There is none end in making manie bokes: and muche reading is a wearines of the flesh.

1849 J. A. Froude Nemesis of Faith 109 Long devotions are a weariness to healthy children.

1856 C. M. Yonge Daisy Chain ii. x The children were dull, and she began to believe she was doing no good—it was all a weariness.

1905 R. Bagot Passport x. 90 To be compelled by fashion to sit down to a meal at the pleasantest hour in all the twenty-four is a weariness to the flesh and a vexation to the spirit.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	weariness
释义	wearinessn. Brit. /ˈwɪərɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈwɪrinᵻs/ Etymology: < weary adj. + -ness suffix. 1. Weary condition; extreme tiredness or fatigue resulting from exertion, continued endurance of pain, or want of sleep. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > weariness or exhaustion > [noun] wearinessc900 slemea1300 werihede1340 talma1400 aneantizinga1425 faintnessa1440 defatigation1508 languishness?1529 lassitude1541 tiredness1552 overtiring1598 attainta1616 languishmentc1620 exhaustment1621 prostrationa1626 exhaustiona1639 tiresomeness1646 lassation1650 exantlation1651 fessitude1656 faintingnessa1661 delassation1692 tiriness1697 languor1707 fatigue1719 exhausture1779 distress1803 exhaustedness1840 worn-outness1844 tire1859 dead-beatness1907 c900 tr. Bede Eccl. Hist. (1890) iii. ix. 178 [Þæt hors] þy gewunelican þeawe horsa æfter werignesse ongon wealwian. c1200 Trin. Coll. Hom. 35 [Adam] ne þurte naure þolen hunger ne þurst,..ne werinesse, ne elde, ne unhelðe, ne deð. 1297 R. Gloucester's Chron. (Rolls) 4920 +34 He lay muchedel of þe nyȝt in wo & in sorwe,..So þat aslep atte laste vor werynysse hym nome. c1380 J. Wyclif Sel. Wks. III. 35 Upberynge us in oure werynes. a1500 (?c1450) Merlin ii. 39 Than the white [dragon] leide hym down to reste for werynesse. a1513 W. Dunbar Poems (1998) I. 114 For werynes on me a slwmer soft Come with a dreming. 1584 T. Cogan Hauen of Health i. 11 First I shall declare, what remedie is to be vsed against wearinesse which commeth by immoderate labour. a1616 W. Shakespeare Cymbeline (1623) iii. vi. 33 Wearinesse Can snore vpon the Flint, when restie Sloth Findes the Downe-pillow hard. View more context for this quotation 1649 J. Taylor Wandering 8 At last, wearinesse and watching, began to inforce sleep upon me. 1707 J. Floyer Physician's Pulse-watch 86 If the Exercise be Immoderate with great Weariness, the Spirits and Heat are very much evaporated. 1816 S. T. Coleridge Christabel i. 11 I cannot speak for weariness. 1856 B. Brodie Psychol. Inq. (ed. 3) I. iv. 136 The muscles..may be for a long time in a state of involuntary contraction..without weariness being induced. 2. Tedium or distaste induced by monotonous or uncongenial conditions or occupations; tiredness of a course of action, a state of things, a person or thing. †Also rarely const. to with infinitive. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > feeling of weariness or tedium > [noun] sada1200 fastidiuma1398 irkingc1400 irksomeness1435 tediousness1482 tediation1485 annuisance1502 weariness1526 wearisomenessa1568 irk1570 languor1596 tedification1616 tedium1662 ennui1758 dullery1841 boredom1853 mawkishness1861 fed-'upness1910 mouldiness1916 browned-offness1938 noia1944 1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. QQiiii^v Therof foloweth..tediousnesse in all gostly exercyse, & werynesse of holy company. 1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries f. ccclxxvj A certeyne wearynes, and impacience of long imprisonment. 1625 F. Bacon Ess. (new ed.) 8 A man would die, though he were neither valiant, nor miserable, only vpon a wearinesse to doe the same thing, so oft ouer and ouer. 1643 R. Baker Chron. Kings of Eng. i. 8 Osred, whose wife Cutburga, out of a loathing wearinesse of wedlocke, sued out a divorce from her husband. 1853 C. Dickens Bleak House xii. 108 Weariness of soul lies before her, as it lies behind. 1858 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (ed. 2) IV. xviii. 37 The struggle..terminated, through weariness of enduring and inflicting suffering. 1885 Manch. Examiner 15 May 5/6 Sheer weariness of things which are to them common and familiar. 3. Something that wearies. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > feeling of weariness or tedium > [noun] > tedious or dull thing or activity weariness1560 insipid1699 prose1743 bore1778 insipidity1822 ennui1849 yawn1889 palaver1920 bind1930 binder1930 corn1936 yawner1942 ho-hum1963 vicarage tea party1973 1560 Bible (Geneva) Ecclus. xii. 12 There is none end in making manie bokes: and muche reading is a wearines of the flesh. 1849 J. A. Froude Nemesis of Faith 109 Long devotions are a weariness to healthy children. 1856 C. M. Yonge Daisy Chain ii. x The children were dull, and she began to believe she was doing no good—it was all a weariness. 1905 R. Bagot Passport x. 90 To be compelled by fashion to sit down to a meal at the pleasantest hour in all the twenty-four is a weariness to the flesh and a vexation to the spirit. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.c900
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