ennui

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

A gripping listlessness or melancholia caused by boredom; depression.

Verb

To make bored or listless; to weary.

Sinonieme

boredom

tedium

weariness

tediousness

monotony

tiresomeness

lassitude

melancholy

percussion

problem

tiresome

trouble

wearisome

wearisomeness

boredness

feeling of exhaustion

deadliness

disgust

irksomeness

languishing

languor

Vertalings

ennui

noia

Langeweile

uggia

tedio

verveling

Ennui

ανία

tédio

avorriment

fastio

tedi

aborrecimento

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ɒnˈwiː/

Etimologie (Engels)

Verwante met Frans: ennuyer

In summary

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.