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ennui
[ahn-wee, ahn-wee, ah
noun
a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom.
The endless lecture produced an unbearable ennui.
ennui
/ ˈɒnwiː, ɑ̃nɥi /
noun
a feeling of listlessness and general dissatisfaction resulting from lack of activity or excitement
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of ennui1
Example Sentences
Mr. Simon’s record was also one of the first to grasp the mid-’70s ennui of a generation fenced in by marital responsibilities and yearning for its earlier, wilder self.
We kept joking that we rescued the press from the Free Table — but at this point, it feels more accurate to say it rescued us from dinner ennui.
To set the tenor, she destroys an entire medical laboratory in Kuala Lumpur while bemoaning her ennui.
This is where body horror comes in to turn our fear of mortality, or perhaps just ennui, into something, well, horrific.
He has not been in front of us and that absence has led to the sense of ennui among the opposition.
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When To Use
Put simply, ennui is a French word that describes feelings associated with boredom.
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