world-weary
/ˈwɝːld ˌwɪ(ə)ɹi/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.61 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Tired of the ways of the world; feeling apathetic or cynical due to one's life experiences.
Example Sentences
- "O here Will I ſet vp my euerlaſting reſt: And ſhake the yoke of inauſpicious ſtarres From this world-wearied fleſh: […]"
- "Till you ſhall bid this ſad, world weary ſpirit, / To peaceful regions wing her weary flight."
- "Yes! they are such spots as thousands are longing for; as the day-dreaming young, and the world-weary old, are yearning after, and painting to their mind's eye, daily in great cities; [...]"
- "Those who smiled upon my childhood / Oft round my chair I see, / Who, though grey-haired and world-weary, / Yet grew young again with me!"
- ""The doctrine of eternal recurrence as a hammer in the hand of the most powerful …" poses the question: "Do you want this once more and innumerable times more …" as "a doctrine strong enough to have the effect of breeding: strengthening the strong, paralyzing and breaking the worldweary.""
- "[Holocaust memorials and museums] form a specific genre of architecture [...] indeed there may even be a certain world-weary resistance to their proliferation [...]."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈwɝːld ˌwɪ(ə)ɹi/
- British English: /ˈwɜːld ˌwɪəɹi/
Inflected Forms
Phrases
Frequently Paired Words
Synonyms
jaded
world-wearied
apathetic
blasé
adiaphroistic
apathistical
blithe
deaf
cool
shiftless
dispassionate
dull