Feb
9
2004

word of the day: ennui

ennui (“än-‘wE) - noun. French, from Old French enui annoyance, from enuier to annoy; a feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction : BOREDOM (from m-w.com)

More definitions:
• HyperDictionary.com
• TheFreeDictionary.com (with literary examples)

See also:
• Film: Ghost World (2000)

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