ennui

C2+ Topic:Emotions & Feelings

US /ɑnˈwi/ UK /ɒnˈwiː/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
a feeling of listless weariness and dissatisfaction from boredom

A vague ennui settled over the long, idle summer.

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1 noun · a feeling of listless... boredom listlessness tedium weariness languor lethargymalaise

Opposites

excitement enthusiasm interest vivacity

Word family

Related forms annoy noisome

Etymology

Borrowed from French ennui ('boredom, annoyance'), from Old French enui, from enuiier ('to annoy'), from Late Latin inodiare ('to make hateful'), from Latin in odio ('in hatred').

ennui French inodiare Latin odium Latin

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# ennui

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ɑnˈwi/
**IPA (UK):** /ɒnˈwiː/

## Meanings
1. a feeling of listless weariness and dissatisfaction from boredom

## Examples
- A vague ennui settled over the long, idle summer.

## Synonyms
- boredom
- listlessness
- tedium
- weariness
- languor
- lethargy
- malaise

## Antonyms
- excitement
- enthusiasm
- interest
- vivacity

## Related Forms
- annoy
- noisome

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: ennui
- Root: inodiare
- Root: odium

## Etymology
Borrowed from French ennui ('boredom, annoyance'), from Old French enui, from enuiier ('to annoy'), from Late Latin inodiare ('to make hateful'), from Latin in odio ('in hatred').

## AI Etymology
Ennui is borrowed from French ennui ('boredom, annoyance'), from Old French enui, from enuiier ('to annoy'), from Late Latin inodiare ('to make hateful'), from Latin in odio ('in hatred'). Important recorded forms include ennui (French), inodiare (Latin), and odium (Latin). The current sense covers a feeling of listless weariness and dissatisfaction from boredom. The wider family includes related words such as annoy and noisome.

## Topics
- Emotions & Feelings

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