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ennui noun The French loanword "ennui" comes from the very same Late Latin word that gave us "annoy" -- "inodiare" ("to make loathsome"). We borrowed "ennui" several centuries after absorbing "annoy" into the language. "Ennui" deals more with boredom than irritation -- and a somewhat specific sort of boredom at that. It generally refers to the feeling of jadedness that can result from living a life of too much ease. The poet Charles Lloyd described it well in his 1823 "Stanzas to Ennui" when he referred to that world-weary sensation as a "soul-destroying fiend" which visits with its "pale unrest / The chambers of the human breast / Where too much happiness hath fixed its home." : a feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction : boredom

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November 15, 2009 ahn-WEE In reaction to the ennui that he was feeling after working for twelve years in an unchallenging position, Darrell began to look for a new career.

Word	ennui
Date	November 15, 2009
Type	noun
Syllables	ahn-WEE
Etymology	The French loanword "ennui" comes from the very same Late Latin word that gave us "annoy" -- "inodiare" ("to make loathsome"). We borrowed "ennui" several centuries after absorbing "annoy" into the language. "Ennui" deals more with boredom than irritation -- and a somewhat specific sort of boredom at that. It generally refers to the feeling of jadedness that can result from living a life of too much ease. The poet Charles Lloyd described it well in his 1823 "Stanzas to Ennui" when he referred to that world-weary sensation as a "soul-destroying fiend" which visits with its "pale unrest / The chambers of the human breast / Where too much happiness hath fixed its home."
Examples	In reaction to the ennui that he was feeling after working for twelve years in an unchallenging position, Darrell began to look for a new career.
Definition	: a feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction : boredom

Ennui Boredom Feeling Annoy November Noun Ahn Wee French