EGAVE

ennui

About 0.40 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun A gripping listlessness or melancholia caused by boredom; depression.
  2. verb To make bored or listless; to weary.

Similar words

tedium boredom lethargy languor lassitude gener doldrums acedia taedium vitae dullness

Often followed by

of and which in that is or to by

Word family

ennuis

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