world-weary
adjective
world-wea·ry
ˈwərld-ˌwir-ē 
: feeling or showing fatigue from or boredom with the life of the world and especially material pleasures
world-weariness
noun
Examples of world-weary in a Sentence
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Christopher Lloyd is stellar in dual roles, but the most notorious Addams is a certain sullen, world-weary daughter in a star-making performance.
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Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 16 Apr. 2024
Dunst plays world-weary photojournalist Lee, who travels to Washington to capture the raid with rookie photographer Jessie (Cailee Spaeny) and their teammate Joel (Wagner Moura).
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2024
Still, Farrell shoulders most of the load as a world-weary sort harboring a big secret.
—Brian Lowry, CNN, 4 Apr. 2024
Affleck, while remaining an industry pillar, acquired a secondary reputation for his world-weary grimace, seen through the lenses of the paparazzi who haunted him still.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2024
Peter Haber plays Martin Beck, a middle-aged, world-weary cop who suffered a great tragedy early in his career.
—Andrea Duncan-Mao, Vulture, 28 Jan. 2024
Marton Csokas plays Angus’ world-weary father Gordon.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Jan. 2024
Again and again, this marvelous English performer, who died on Saturday at the age of 75, located the comedy as well as the gravity in a world-weary visage.
—Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2023
If there’s a woman on your list who seems a little world-weary (or whose toes are known to run cold), treat her to these cashmere pink-ballet slippers that evoke fluffy clouds at dusk.
—Katharine K. Zarrella, WSJ, 16 Nov. 2023
Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 16 Apr. 2024
Dunst plays world-weary photojournalist Lee, who travels to Washington to capture the raid with rookie photographer Jessie (Cailee Spaeny) and their teammate Joel (Wagner Moura).
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2024
Still, Farrell shoulders most of the load as a world-weary sort harboring a big secret.
—Brian Lowry, CNN, 4 Apr. 2024
Affleck, while remaining an industry pillar, acquired a secondary reputation for his world-weary grimace, seen through the lenses of the paparazzi who haunted him still.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2024
Peter Haber plays Martin Beck, a middle-aged, world-weary cop who suffered a great tragedy early in his career.
—Andrea Duncan-Mao, Vulture, 28 Jan. 2024
Marton Csokas plays Angus’ world-weary father Gordon.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Jan. 2024
Again and again, this marvelous English performer, who died on Saturday at the age of 75, located the comedy as well as the gravity in a world-weary visage.
—Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2023
If there’s a woman on your list who seems a little world-weary (or whose toes are known to run cold), treat her to these cashmere pink-ballet slippers that evoke fluffy clouds at dusk.
—Katharine K. Zarrella, WSJ, 16 Nov. 2023
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