tiredness

CEFRB1

/tˈaɪərdnɪs/

noun

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  1. 01

    noun

    The feeling of needing rest after effort or activity.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The state of being tired.

Examples

  • Ignoring feelings of tiredness knocks our body clocks out of kilter.

  • It was already 3 a.m. The tiredness made it harder for Tom to concentrate.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
1

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In context

  • I'm an experienced fogey in tiredness.

Synonyms

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The long flight caused extreme blank, so I slept for ten hours.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English tiredness, terednesse, equivalent to tired + -ness.