/ɒnˈwiː/, /ɑnˈwi/
OriginUnadapted 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.
- countable, uncountableA 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.”
- transitiveTo make bored or listless; to weary.
Formsennuis(plural) · ennuis(present, singular, third-person) · ennuying(participle, present) · ennuied(participle, past) · ennuied(past) · ennuyed(participle, past) · ennuyed(past)