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Definitions for Ennui

[1] a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom: The endless lecture produced an unbearable ennui.
[2] a feeling of listlessness and general dissatisfaction resulting from lack of activity or excitement

Words related to Ennui

tedium, melancholy, apathy, weariness, sadness, languor, doldrums, surfeit, dejection, listlessness, dissatisfaction, dumps, yawn, fatigue, satiety, blues, lassitude, depression, blahs

Words nearby Ennui

enniskillen, ennius, ennoble, ennog, ennosigaeus, ennui, ennuied, eno, enoch, enoch arden, enoki

Origin of Ennui

1660–70; < French: boredom; Old French enui displeasure; see annoy

Word origin for Ennui

C18: from French: apathy, from Old French enui annoyance, vexation; see annoy

Synonyms for Ennui

apathy, languor, melancholy, sadness, tedium, weariness, blahs, blues, dejection, depression, dissatisfaction, doldrums, dumps, fatigue, lassitude, listlessness, satiety, spiritlessness, surfeit, yawn, ho hums, lack of interest, languidness