ennui

  • 31ennui — noun Etymology: French, from Old French enui annoyance, from enuier to vex, from Late Latin inodiare to make loathsome more at annoy Date: 1732 a feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction ; boredom …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 32ennui — noun /ɒnˈwiː,ɑnˈwi/ A gripping listlessness or melancholia caused by boredom; depression …

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  • 33ennui — Synonyms and related words: acedia, angst, anguish, anxiety, apathy, blues, boredness, boredom, cheerlessness, dejection, depression, discomfort, discomposure, discontent, dislike, dispiritedness, displeasure, disquiet, dissatisfaction, doldrums …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 34ennui — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. boredom (see weariness). II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. apathy, languor, tedium; see boredom . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) n. [AN WEE] boredom and the list lessness that accompanies it.… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 35ennui — en|nui [ɔnˈwi: US a:n ] n [U] [Date: 1700 1800; : French; Origin: Old French enuier; ANNOY] formal a feeling of being tired, bored, and unsatisfied with your life …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 36ennui — en|nui [ an wi ] noun uncount LITERARY a feeling of being bored and having no interest in anything …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 37ennui — see ANNOY …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

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    Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

  • 39ennui — en·nui || É’0303;ː nwiː n. boredom, tedium, lethargy …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 40ennui — Sentiment qui fait osciller l’humeur entre l’abattement et la morosité, le seul dont on puisse «mourir», c’est à dire placé exactement aux antipodes de l’amour, dont l’excès est réputé tout aussi fatal. Cafard S’ennuyer à deux est encore plus… …

    Dictionnaire de Sexologie

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