ennui

common noun

derived from the Late Latin inodiare, formed on the expression in odio esse "to be an object of hatred" from classical Latin. ennui meant in the 12th century "torment", then "deep sadness, grief, disgust" to gradually take, by weakening, that of "mental fatigue, lack of taste, of pleasure".

Definitions

Plural

ennuis

Translations

  • germangerman:Verdruss
  • englishenglish:ennui
  • danishdanish:kedsomhed
  • spanishspanish:molestia
  • finnishfinnish:tylsyys
  • greekgreek:ανία
  • italianitalian:fastidio
  • dutchdutch:verveling
  • polishpolish:nieuprzejmość
  • portugueseportuguese:fastio
  • russianrussian:скука
  • swedishswedish:uttråkning
  • chinesechinese:麻烦

See also

ennuyé (adj.) ennuyer (v.) désennuyer (v.) ennuyant (adj.) ennuyeux (adj.) désennui (cn.)