world-wearyadjective
uk/ˈwɜːldˌwɪə.ri/us/ˈwɝːldˌwɪr.i/Someone who is world-weary is not enthusiastic about anything, often because they have had too much experience of a particular way of life:
15 years in the teaching profession had left him world-weary and cynical.
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Lacking interest and enthusiasm
- anaemic
- anemic
- apathetic
- apathy
- aridity
- blasé
- feckless
- flatly
- half-hearted
- incurious
- indifference
- lukewarm
- muted
- passionless
- politely
- spiritless
- stolid
- taker
- tepid
- unconcerned
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world-weariness
noun [ U ] uk/ˈwɜːldˌwɪə.ri.nəs/us/ˈwɝːldˌwɪr.i.nəs/