World-weariness
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: World-weariness is a noun meaning The state or characteristic of being world-weary.
Meaning
The state or characteristic of being world-weary.
Example Sentences
Call me blasé—I do not mind, if by blasé is meant the world-weariness, intellectual, artistic, sensational, which can come to a young man of thirty. For I was thirty, and I was weary of all these things—weary and in doubt.
Synonyms for world-weariness
Depending on context, synonyms include apathy, jadedness, weltschmerz.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include weltschmerz, worldweariness, worldhood, weariness, unweariness, unweariedness.
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