ennui
noun [U] /ˌɒnˈwiː/
/ˌɑːn-/ literaryDefinition
› a feeling of being bored and mentally tired caused by having nothing interesting or exciting to do: The whole country seems to be affected by the ennui of winter.Boredom, tedium and boring things
(Definition of ennui noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a wet weekend idiom
- boredom noun
- bromide noun (COMMENT)
- cabin fever noun
- commonplace noun
- corn noun (EMOTION)
- crashing bore noun
- dead zone noun
- flatness noun (NO EMOTION)
- frustration noun (FEELING)
- longueur noun
- monotony noun
- sterility noun
- tedium noun
- torpor noun
- treadmill noun (REPEATED WORK)
- yawn noun
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