Definition for WEA'RI-NESS

WEA'RI-NESS, n. [from weary.]

  1. The state of being weary or tired; that lassitude or exhaustion of strength which is induced by labor; fatigue. With weariness and wine oppress'd. – Dryden.
  2. Lassitude; uneasiness proceeding from continued waiting, disappointed expectation or exhausted patience, or from other cause.

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