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ennui
- /ɒnˈwiː/ UK
- /ɑnˈwi/ US
Rhymes with -iː
Where it comes from
Unadapted borrowing from French ennui, from Old French enui (“annoyance”), from enuier (modern French ennuyer), from Late Latin inodiō, from Latin in odiō (“hated”). Doublet of annoy.
noun ennuis
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A gripping listlessness or melancholia caused by boredom; depression.
There have always been individuals who toy with the political extremes out of a sort of high-class ennui.
Similar: acedia, Weltschmerz, boredom, depression
verb ennuis · ennuying · ennuied · ennuyed
- To make bored or listless; to weary.
Translations
Every language
noun listlessness, boredom
| Español | tedio, aburrimiento, apatía, enuí |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 無聊 buryō, つれづれ tsurezure, アンニュイ annyui |
| Português | tédio, enfado, fastio |
| Français | apathie, indolence |
| Deutsch | Langeweile, Apathie |
| Italiano | noia, tedio |
| Русский | ску́ка skúka, тоска́ toská |
noun melancholia, depression
| Español | melancolía |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 憂鬱 yūutsu, もの憂さ monousa, アンニュイ annyui |
| Português | melancolia, depressão |
| Français | mélancolie, dépression |
| Deutsch | Depression, Melancholie |
| Italiano | malinconia, depressione |
| Русский | тоска́ toská, хандра́ xandrá |
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