ennui
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wi; noun
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 (ˈɒnwiː, French ɑ̃nɥi) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a feeling of listlessness and general dissatisfaction resulting from lack of activity or excitement | |
| [C18: from French: apathy, from Old French enui annoyance, vexation; see | |
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Ennui
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Word Origin & History
ennui
1667, from O.Fr. enui "annoyance," back-formation from envier (see annoy).
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Example sentences
And for all its cool ennui, the band's sly neo-retro garage rock radiates surprising warmth and romance.
The horrors have been stated and restated almost to ennui.
Smart, ennui, is learning to identify the conversations or disputes worth having.
There is anger in some quarters, ennui in others.
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