Weariness

  • 121loginess — noun a dull and listless state resulting from weariness • Syn: ↑logginess • Derivationally related forms: ↑logy • Hypernyms: ↑fatigue, ↑weariness, ↑tiredness …

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  • 122war-weary — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective 1. : affected by war weariness : tired of or depressed by war 2. : of, relating to, or being a combat plane so worn or damaged as to be beyond repair and consigned to be scrapped, cannibalized, or used for target practice …

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  • 123tae|di|um vi|tae — «TEE dee uhm VY tee», Latin. weariness of life; a feeling of unbearable weariness and dissatisfaction with life: »A cloud of vague depression rests on the man, who shuns society, falls off in fat, becomes restless…and feels strongly the taedium… …

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  • 124copopsia — ‖ copopsia Path. (kəʊˈpɒpsɪə) [mod.L., f. Gr. κόπ ος weariness, fatigue + ὄψις sight.] ‘Weariness or fatigue of sight’ (Syd. Soc. Lex. 1882) …

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  • 125copos — ‖ copos Obs. (ˈkɒpəs) [mod.L., a. Gr. κόπος toil, weariness, fatigue.] ‘Old term for weariness or lassitude’ (Syd. Soc. Lex.). in Phillips, and in Medical Dicts., but app. never used as Eng …

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  • 126SHIMONI (originally Shimonovitz), DAVID — (1886–1956), Hebrew poet. He was born in Bobruisk, district of Minsk, Russia, the son of a learned maskil. Shimoni studied with private tutors and read avidly, especially in the impressive library belonging to the father of his childhood friend,… …

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  • 127Beguile — Be*guile , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beguiled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Beguiling}.] 1. To delude by guile, artifice, or craft; to deceive or impose on, as by a false statement; to lure. [1913 Webster] The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat. Gen. iii. 13.… …

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  • 128Beguiled — Beguile Be*guile , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beguiled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Beguiling}.] 1. To delude by guile, artifice, or craft; to deceive or impose on, as by a false statement; to lure. [1913 Webster] The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat. Gen. iii …

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