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world-weary

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈwɜːld ˌwɪəɹi/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈwɝːld ˌwɪ(ə)ɹi/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Tired of the ways of the world; feeling apathetic or cynical due to one's life experiences.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: jaded, world-wearied

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Bored with life.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: apathetic, blasé, jaded, world-wearied, adiaphroistic, apathistical, blithe, deaf, cool, shiftless, dispassionate, dull, enervated, gallionic, halfhearted, heartless, impassive, ineffervescible, insouciant, indifferent, insensible, languid, languorous, Laodicean, lethargic, listless, lackadaisical, lotophagous, lukewarm, meh, mopey, nonchalant, nonplussed, otiose, phlegmatic, pococurante, spiritless, supine, tepid, torpid, torpedinous, unaroused, uncaring, unconcerned, unenthusiastic, unimpressible, uninterested, unlively, unmoved, untouched, unzealous, world-weary

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

tired of the world

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • bored with life
  • strolled through the museum with a bored air

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bored

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From world + weary.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: levensmoe — tired of the ways of the world
  • Norwegian Bokmål: verdenstrett — tired of the ways of the world
  • Polish: znużony — tired of the ways of the world
  • Serbo-Croatian: umoran od svijeta — tired of the ways of the world
  • Serbo-Croatian: umoran od sveta — tired of the ways of the world
  • Spanish: hastiado — tired of the ways of the world
  • Polish: zmęczony życiem — bored with life
  • Spanish: de hastío — bored with life
  • Spanish: hastiado — bored with life