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 Definitions of ennui  [ɑnˈwi]  

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Definition of 'ennui' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) ennui
a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom.

Etymology:  (1660–70; < F: boredom; OF enui displeasure; see annoy)

Definition of 'ennui' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) boredom, ennui, tedium
the feeling of being bored by something tedious


Definition of 'ennui' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) ennui
a feeling of weariness and disgust; dullness and languor of spirits, arising from satiety or want of interest; tedium


Definitions of 'ennui' The Roycroft Dictionary 

ennui
1. The fourth dimension of action.

2. The looking-glass of the Infinite.

3. A state of time wherein seconds become days and hours become years.

4. A shop that contains nothing but a silent salesman, Death.



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