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a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom: The endless lecture produced an unbearable ennui.
Synonyms
listlessness, tedium, lassitude, languor.
listlessness, tedium, lassitude, languor.
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Ennui
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
Example Sentences
- Sometimes a change of scene isn't enough to ease urban ennui.
- And nothing kills ennui dead better than the Pixies.
- There is anger in some quarters, ennui in others.
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Word Origin & History
ennui
1667, from O.Fr. enui "annoyance," back-formation from envier (see annoy).
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