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noun 
  1. listlessness, boredom.
  2. melancholia, depression.
Translations: 
  • German: Langeweile (1), Ennui or (1)
Etymology: 
  • From French < Old French enui (annoyance) < enuier (see ennuyer and annoy) < Vulgar Latin inodiare < Latin odium (hate)



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