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jadedness

jadedness

1 7.5
A feeling of being tired and bored after having too much of something
  • noun
  • /ˈdʒeɪdɪdnəs/
translation icon : desgano
  • His jadedness about romantic relationships grew after several failed attempts at finding true love.

It's the career jadedness that has to stop.

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Examples

  • Then there is a sense of jadedness, cynicism, call it what you will, but a sense that the world is just icky.

  • It's the career jadedness that has to stop.

  • I love that she can simultaneously be so brilliant and wise, but without the jadedness and lack of innocence that we so often find ourselves plagued with later in life.

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  • After a first festival that essentially can never be topped simply because of how shiny and exciting everything was with fresh eyes, my second, third, and fourth festivals brought on a bit of jadedness where I wondered whether everything peaks the first time around.

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  • After years of working in the same dull office, her feeling of jadedness made her consider a career change.

  • Many travelers experience a sense of jadedness after visiting too many tourist traps in a row.

Synonyms

boredom
vsjadedness
85 1.3

A feeling of being tired and restless when you have nothing to do

is used for feeling tired and lacking enthusiasm after overexposure
apathy
vsjadedness
43 6.2

A lack of interest or care about things

is a tired bored state caused by having too much of something
fatigue
vsjadedness
24 5.8

A loss of interest from seeing or doing something too often

is broader adding physical tiredness as well as boredom
lassitude
vsjadedness
  • Formal
3 9.3

A feeling of being very tired and having little energy

is more about tiredness after too much exposure rather than general low energy

Antonyms

1.0

A feeling of wanting to know more about something

434 1.0

A strong feeling of happiness and eagerness, or something that causes it

How Jaded

weariness
20 3.1
jadedness
1 7.5
boredom
85 1.3
indifference
71 4.6

Surface Forms

jadedness singular
jadednesses plural

Morphology

jadedness = jaded (transparent) = jaded + ness

Standard noun formation from the adjective 'jaded' (jaded + -ness) directly yields 'the state of being jaded'.

Etymology

Jadedness comes from jaded, which originally named a worn-out horse called a jade. Think of that tired, overworked horse to remember that jadedness means being 'tired', 'bored', or without 'enthusiasm' after too much of something.