Idleness begets ennui.
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Ennui
/ɒnˈwiː/
Synonyms for "ennui" (115 found)
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Strong matches (35)
displeasuredisquietdissatisfactiondoldrumsdraindreaddrowsinessdullnessdumpsemptinessenervationexistential woefatiguefed-upnessflatnessgrimnessheavinesshebetudeinanimationindifference
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Noun(1 words)
Related words (57)
lifelessnesslistlessnessmalaisemelancholymonotonynauseanongratificationnonsatisfactionoscitancypainfulnesspallpassivityphlegmsadnesssatednesssatiationsatietysavorlessnesssleepinesssloth
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slothfulnessslownesssluggishnesssomnolencespiritlessnessspleenstalenessstupefactionstuporsupinenesssurfeittaedium vitaetastelessnesstediousnesstediumtiretirednesstorpiditytorpidnesstorpitudetorporuncomfortablenessuneaseuneasinessunhappinessunpleasureunsatisfactionvexation of spiritwearifulnesswearinesswearyworld-wearinessyawn
Noun(4 words)
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4 entriesaesthetic ennuiexistential ennuiliterary ennuiphilosophical ennui
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6 entriesacademic ennuiaesthetic ennuicultural ennuiexistential ennuiliterary ennuiurban ennui
Inflections
1 entriesSample sentences
4 total sentences available.
A great black night wrapped the city in an oppressively comforting ennui.
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We're dying of ennui.
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There have always been individuals who toy with the political extremes out of a sort of high-class ennui.
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