What do you mean by weariness?
1 : exhausted in strength, endurance, vigor, or freshness. 2 : expressing or characteristic of weariness a weary sign. 3 : having one’s patience, tolerance, or pleasure exhausted —used with of soon grew weary of waiting.
Is wearily a feeling?
Weariness is a temporary feeling of low energy and tiredness. Most people feel weariness after a long day of work. Marathons, babysitting small children, standardized tests, and getting old can also cause weariness. When you’re weary, you’re tired.
Is it weary or leery?
People sometimes write “weary” (tired) when they mean “wary” (cautious) which is a close synonym with “leery” which in the psychedelic era was often misspelled “leary,” but since Timothy Leary faded from public consciousness, the correct spelling has prevailed.
What is the antonym of weariness?
Opposite of the state of being fatigued or exhausted. refreshment. rejuvenation. rejuvenescence.
Does weary mean sad?
WEARY, adj., n., v. Also wearie. Sc. form and usages, referring to sadness and dispiritedness rather than exhaustion as in Eng.
Does weary mean tired?
adjective, wea·ri·er, wea·ri·est. physically or mentally exhausted by hard work, exertion, strain, etc.; fatigued; tired: weary eyes;a weary brain. characterized by or causing fatigue: a weary journey. impatient or dissatisfied with something (often followed by of): weary of excuses.
What is the synonym of leery?
wary, cautious, careful, guarded, chary, suspicious, distrustful, mistrusting, dubious, sceptical. worried, anxious, apprehensive. heedless, trustful.
What is the difference between leery and wary?
is that leery is cautious, hesitant, or nervous about something; having reservations or concerns while wary is cautious of danger; carefully watching and guarding against deception, artifices, and dangers; timorously or suspiciously prudent; circumspect; scrupulous; careful.
What is another name for weariness?
In this page you can discover 49 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for weariness, like: tiredness, dullness, exhaustion, flagged, lassitude, apathetic, bored, burnt-out, spent, tuckered and boredom.
What is another synonym for weariness?
dullness. (also dulness), monotonousness, monotony, sameness.
How do you use weary?
Weary sentence example
- We were all weary of waiting for you.
- Finally he looked down at his lap and let out a long weary sigh.
- Then again, maybe she was simply weary of listening to it.
- This dance has happened more times than a weary historian can count.