ennui [ɑnˈwi, ˈɑnwi; Fr. ɑ̃ˈnwi] n.
1.) The feeling of mental weariness and dissatisfaction produced by want of occupation, or by lack of interest in present surroundings or employments.
2.) A cause of ennui.
ennui v. t.
1.) To affect with ennui; to bore, weary (Oxford English Dictionary 2nd Edition).
Etymology: French, from Old French enui, from ennuyer, to annoy, bore. The Classical Latin phrase mihi in odi est, meaning "I hate or dislike," gave rise to the Vulgar Latin verb inodire, "to make odious," the source of the Old French verb ennuyer.
"Undoubtedly the very tedium and ennui which presume to have exhausted the variety and the joys of life are as old as Adam. But man's capacities have never been measured; nor are we to judge of what he can do by any precedents, so little has been tried. Whatever have been thy failures hitherto, "be not afflicted, my child, for who shall assign to thee what thou hast left undone?" (Walden, Henry David Thoreau, 1854).
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Don't know who to root for in tonight's Champion's League game. There's Judas one on hand, and Sham U on the other. Wish they could both lose.
18 comments:
Great work! I love the blog style!
intresting!
+following
I'll make sure to add this word to my brain :D
Nice word, I hope I never feel that way.
I've heard this word a lot, but was never quite sure how to use it or pronounce it for that matter.
Uh... you are never too old to learn something new I guess :D
I love learning about new words. :)
learned a new word :)
new for me and about your question ..no there isn't free Angry Birds yet I guess but I recommend that game
this is a hard word. I don´t think I´ll ever used it.
Learning new things everyday.
If there's a blizzard and the game gets suspended, both teams will tie. So in some way they'll both lose.
well its fun to say, but i dont know if i'll use it casually in a sentence soon lol.
Another french word.
Thanks for teaching me a new word!
removing one word from my head and adding this one
That's a word I can use.
I love this word
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