world-weary
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world-weary
- /ˈwɜːld ˌwɪəɹi/ UK
- /ˈwɝːld ˌwɪ(ə)ɹi/ US
Where it comes from
From world + weary.
adjective world-wearier · world-weariest · world weary · worldweary
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Tired of the ways of the world; feeling apathetic or cynical due to one's life experiences.
O here
Will I ſet vp my euerlaſting reſt:
And ſhake the yoke of inauſpicious ſtarres
From this world-wearied fleſh: […]
Similar: jaded, world-wearied
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Bored with life.
In the cafés of the Boule Miche, where the decadent movements are hatched and the fledgling Verlaines come to drown their sorrows in vermouth, you may see the lacklustre visages and tumbled hair of "diabolical" poets and the world-weary figures of end-of-the-century youngsters pledging their mistres
Similar: apathetic, blasé, jaded, world-wearied, adiaphroistic, apathistical, blithe, deaf, cool, shiftless, dispassionate, dull
Translations
Talk about this word "world-weary." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/world-weary. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. world-weary. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/world-weary "world-weary." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/world-weary.Cite this
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title = {world-weary},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/world-weary},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
