Meaning of world weary | Babel Free

Definitions

Adjective. [B2]

Examples

“Till you ſhall bid this ſad, world weary ſpirit, / To peaceful regions wing her weary flight.”

“The drill sergeants are the world weariest of soldiers; and now, goddamit, they have⟳ to teach⟳ 'girls', no bigger than their kid sisters.”

“Consider⟳ this commentary from a world weary poet, Emily Brontë, a contemporary of [Arthur] Schopenhauer, from "I Am the Only Being" (17th May 1839): 'Twas grief enough to think⟳ mankind All hollow, servile, insincere; But worse to turn⟳ to my own⟳ mind⟳, And find⟳ the same corruption there.”

“One of the problems we have⟳ with spirits that make⟳ the transition who are not spiritually aware and who have⟳ not rediscovered their nature is that they are so very, very sad and world weary.”

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