# ennui

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɒnˈwiː/ · frequency rank #58,667

## Definitions
1. A gripping listlessness or melancholia caused by boredom; depression.

## Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French ennui, from Old French enui (“annoyance”), from enuier (modern French ennuyer), from Late Latin inodiō, from Latin in odiō (“hated”). Doublet of annoy.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ennui