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ennuis

ennuis is the plural of ennui.

ennuis is the third-person singular simple present indicative of ennui.

Meaning of ennui

Noun

ennui (countable and uncountable, plural ennuis)

  1. A gripping listlessness or melancholia caused by boredom; depression.
    • There have always been individuals who toy with the political extremes out of a sort of high-class ennui.2025 June 14, Janan Ganesh, “How boredom gave us chaos”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 20

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Questions about ennuis

What is ennuis the plural of?
Ennuis is the plural of ennui.

Words near ennuis in the dictionary

  1. ennog
  2. ennogs
  3. Enns
  4. ennui
  5. ennuied
  6. ennuis
  7. ennuye
  8. ennuyed
  9. ennuying
  10. ennuyé
  11. ennuyée

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