ennui en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ɑnˈwi/ (General-American)
- /ɒnˈwiː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-der. Proto-Italic *odjom Latin odium Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Late Latin inodiāre Old French enuier? Old French enui French ennuiubor. English ennui 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.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) 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.
2025 June 14, Janan Ganesh, “How boredom gave us chaos”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 20:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ennuis | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
acedia · boredom · Weltschmerz
Translations (85)
de Apathie (listlessness, boredom) · nl verveling (listlessness, boredom) · tr bunluk (melancholia, depression) · ja つれづれ (listlessness, boredom) · pl depresja (melancholia, depression) · pl znużenie (listlessness, boredom) · da kedsomhed (listlessness, boredom) · es melancolía (melancholia, depression) · fr indolence (listlessness, boredom) · ga bailitheacht (listlessness, boredom) · fi ikävyys (listlessness, boredom) · hu közöny (listlessness, boredom) · sv leda (listlessness, boredom) · it depressione (melancholia, depression) · cy diflastod (melancholia, depression) · de Melancholie (melancholia, depression) · it tedio (listlessness, boredom) · tr sıkıntı (listlessness, boredom) · enm noy (listlessness, boredom) · tl pantot (listlessness, boredom) · it malinconia (melancholia, depression) · tr bıkkınlık (listlessness, boredom) · is óyndi (melancholia, depression) · da sørgmodighed (melancholia, depression) · ga liostacht (listlessness, boredom) · fr apathie (listlessness, boredom) · hu unalom (listlessness, boredom) · ja アンニュイ (melancholia, depression) · fr mélancolie (melancholia, depression) · tr usanç (listlessness, boredom) · it noia (listlessness, boredom) · ru хандра́ (melancholia, depression) · eo enuo (listlessness, boredom) · da melankoli (melancholia, depression) · da tungsind (melancholia, depression) · tr buhran (melancholia, depression) · ja もの憂さ (melancholia, depression) · ja 無聊 (listlessness, boredom) · mi ro(w)hea (listlessness, boredom) · de Langeweile (listlessness, boredom) · ru тоска́ (melancholia, depression) · ja 憂鬱 (melancholia, depression) · ru ску́ка (listlessness, boredom) · ga atuirse (listlessness, boredom) · sv tristess (listlessness, boredom) · is lífsleiði (melancholia, depression) · tr bezginlik (listlessness, boredom) · eo enuo (melancholia, depression) · io tedo (listlessness, boredom) · nn keisemd (listlessness, boredom) · nb kjedsomhet (listlessness, boredom) · fi ikävystyminen (listlessness, boredom) · la taedium (listlessness, boredom) · de Depression (melancholia, depression) · pt depressão (melancholia, depression) · da apati (listlessness, boredom) · tr melal (melancholia, depression) · bg скука (listlessness, boredom) · da sløvhed (listlessness, boredom) · da depression (melancholia, depression) · ga lagsprid (melancholia, depression) · pt fastio (listlessness, boredom) · da ligegyldighed (listlessness, boredom) · fo keðsemi (listlessness, boredom) · nl lusteloosheid (listlessness, boredom) · ru тоска́ (listlessness, boredom) · es apatía (listlessness, boredom) · es aburrimiento (listlessness, boredom) · fr dépression (melancholia, depression) · hu kedvtelenség (listlessness, boredom) · cs znuděnost (listlessness, boredom) · fi tylsyys (listlessness, boredom) · tr bunaltı (melancholia, depression) · pt enfado (listlessness, boredom) · sv långtråkighet (listlessness, boredom) · pt tédio (listlessness, boredom) · ja アンニュイ (listlessness, boredom) · fi ikävä (melancholia, depression) · pl melancholia (melancholia, depression) · pt melancolia (melancholia, depression) · es tedio (listlessness, boredom) · is leiðindi (listlessness, boredom) · cy diflastod (listlessness, boredom) · cs otrávenost (listlessness, boredom) · es enuí (listlessness, boredom)