ennui — ennui … Dictionnaire des rimes
ennui — [ ɑ̃nɥi ] n. m. • déb. XIIe; de ennuyer 1 ♦ Vx Tristesse profonde, grand chagrin. ⇒ tourment. « Si d une mère en pleurs vous plaignez les ennuis » (Racine). 2 ♦ Peine qu on éprouve de quelque contrariété; cette contrariété. ⇒ désagrément,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Ennui — is a word meaning general lack of interest or boredom, or depression. It may also refer to:*Ennui (film), 2003 American film *Ennui (sonnet), sonnet written by Sylvia Plath … Wikipedia
ennui — 1660s as a French word in English; nativized by 1758; from Fr. ennui, from O.Fr. enui annoyance (13c.), back formation from enuier (see ANNOY (Cf. annoy)). Hence ennuyé afflicted with ennui; ennuyée a woman so afflisted. So far as frequency of… … Etymology dictionary
Ennui — En nui , n. [F., fr. L. in odio in hatred. See {Annoy}.] A feeling of weariness and disgust; dullness and languor of spirits, arising from satiety or want of interest; tedium. T. Gray. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ennui — (fr., spr. Annni), Überdruß, Langeweile; daher Ennuyant (spr. Annüang), langweilig, lustig; Ennuyiren, langweilen … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Ennui — (frz., spr. annüih), Überdruß, Langeweile; ennuyant (spr. annüijáng), langweilig, verdrießlich; ennuyieren, langweilen, lästig werden … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Ennui — (frz. annüi), Ueberdruß, Langeweile, davon: sich ennuyiren, langweilen, und ennuyant, langweilig … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
ennui — doldrums, boredom, *tedium Analogous words: depression, dejection, dumps, blues, melancholy, *sadness: listlessness, languidness, languorousness or languor, spiritlessness (see corresponding adjectives at LANGUID): satiation or satiety,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
ennui — [n] boredom apathy, blahs, blues, dejection, depression, dissatisfaction, doldrums, dumps*, fatigue, ho hums*, lack of interest, languidness, languor, lassitude, listlessness, melancholy, sadness, satiety, spiritlessness, surfeit, tedium,… … New thesaurus
