world-weary
Pronunciation
  • (RP) IPA: /ˈwɜːld ˌwɪəɹi/
  • (GA) IPA: /ˈwɝːld ˌwɪ(ə)ɹi/
Adjective

world-weary

  1. tired#Adjective|Tired of the ways of the world; feel#Verb|feeling apathetic or cynical due to one's life experience#Noun|experiences.
    Synonyms: jaded, world-wearied
    • [c. 1591–1595, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358 ↗, [Act V, scene iii], page 75 ↗, column 2:
      O here / Will I ſet vp my euerlaſting reſt: / And ſhake the yoke of inauſpicious ſtarres / From this world-wearied fleſh: [...]]
  2. bored#Adjective|Bored with life.
    Synonyms: apathetic, blasé, jaded, world-wearied
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