Usually means: Tired of life's relentless demands.
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  1. world weary: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. world-weary: Merriam-Webster
  3. world-weary: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. world-weary: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. world-weary, world-weary: Collins English Dictionary
  6. world-weary: Vocabulary.com
  7. world-weary: Wordnik
  8. world-weary: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  9. world-weary, world weary: Wiktionary
  10. world-weary: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  11. world-weary: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  12. world-weary: Infoplease Dictionary
  13. world-weary, world weary: Dictionary.com
  14. world-weary: Rhymezone
  15. world-weary: FreeDictionary.org
  16. world-weary: Mnemonic Dictionary
  17. world-weary: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (World weary)

▸ adjective:  Alternative form of world-weary [Tired of the ways of the world; feeling apathetic or cynical due to one's life experiences.]

Similar:
tired, bored, worldweary, warweary, war weary, world-wise, worldly wise, worldlywise, whistful, well-aware, more...

Opposite:
optimistic, enthusiastic, hopeful, idealistic

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Similar:
tired, bored, worldweary, warweary, war weary, world-wise, worldly wise, worldlywise, whistful, well-aware, more...

Opposite:
optimistic, enthusiastic, hopeful, idealistic



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