- the state or condition of being physically or mentally exhausted by hard work, exertion, strain, etc.; tiredness; fatigue: Weariness, pain, and hunger made the wretched man fall asleep, and he slept the whole night.
- impatience or dissatisfaction with something tedious or burdensome (often used in combination): The people have begun to show a war-weariness and apathy brought on by the long, brutal struggle for independence.At 50, the singer still has boyish charm with none of the weariness of life—he’s curious, passionate, and engaged.
- the quality of causing such fatigue or dissatisfaction; a tiring or tedious quality: The summer heat only heightened the weariness of their journey.
