ennuin.

Brit.

/ɒnˈwiː/,

/ˈɒnwiː/, U.S.

/ɑnˈwi/

Etymology: < French ennui, Old French enui < Latin in odio : see annoy n.So far as frequency of use is concerned, the word might be regarded as fully naturalized; but the pronunciation has not been anglicized, there being in fact no English analogy which could serve as a guide.

a. The feeling of mental weariness and dissatisfaction produced by want of occupation, or by lack of interest in present surroundings or employments.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > feeling of weariness or tedium > [noun]

sada1200

fastidiuma1398

irkingc1400

irksomeness1435

tediousness1482

tediation1485

annuisance1502

weariness1526

wearisomenessa1568

irk1570

languor1596

tedification1616

tedium1662

ennui1758

dullery1841

boredom1853

mawkishness1861

fed-'upness1910

mouldiness1916

browned-offness1938

noia1944

1667 J. Evelyn Mem. (1857) III. 161 We have hardly any words that do..fully express the French naivete, ennui, bizarre, etc.

1732 G. Berkeley Alciphron I. ii. xvii. 114 They shou'd prefer doing any thing to the ennui of their own conversation.]

1758 Ld. Chesterfield Let. 8 Jan. (1932) (modernized text) V. 2286 In less than a month, the man, used to business, found that living like a gentleman was dying of ennui.

1789 H. L. Piozzi Observ. Journey France II. 388 Muse! prepare some sprightly sallies To divert ennui at Calais.

1801 M. Edgeworth Angelina i, in Moral Tales II. 14 She felt insupportable ennui from the want of books and conversation suited to her taste.

1871 C. Darwin Descent of Man I. ii. 42 Animals manifestly enjoy excitement and suffer from ennui.

b. Personified.

ΚΠ

1790 C. M. Graham Lett. Educ. 290 It would entirely subdue the dæmon Ennui.

1812 H. Smith & J. Smith Rejected Addr. 11 The fiend Ennui awhile consents to pine.

1847 W. E. Forster in T. W. Reid Life W. E. Forster (1888) I. vii. 208 We drove to a first-class hotel..a stylish, comfortless temple of ennui.

c. concrete. A cause of ennui.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > feeling of weariness or tedium > [noun] > tedious or dull thing or activity

weariness1560

insipid1699

prose1743

bore1778

insipidity1822

ennui1849

yawn1889

palaver1920

bind1930

binder1930

corn1936

yawner1942

ho-hum1963

vicarage tea party1973

1849 C. Brontë Shirley I. vii. 151 Every stitch she put in was an ennui.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

ennuiv.

Etymology: < ennui n.; only in past participle, which is occasionally spelt with y, after French ennuyer.

transitive. To affect with ennui; to bore, weary.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > feeling of weariness or tedium > be or become wearied or bored with [verb (transitive)] > affect with weariness or tedium

sadeOE

weary1340

tire?a1513

accloy1530

irka1535

attediate1603

tedify1614

bore1768

vapour1774

ennui1804

terebrate1855

bind1929

feed1933

1804–6 S. Smith Elem. Sketches Moral Philos. (1850) xviii. 266 They [animals] rejoice, play, are ennuied as we are.

1808 Edinb. Rev. Jan. 360 If the common people are ennui'd with the fine acting of Mrs. Siddons.

1865 Cornhill Mag. July 58 The Shoddy lady..ennuied with the superb house and uncongenial surroundings.

1888 Pall Mall Gaz. 20 Aug. 1/1 The Roman public, jaded and ennuyed, found life not worth living without the stimulus of the sight of death.

Derivatives

ennuying adj. (rare.)

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > feeling of weariness or tedium > [adjective] > wearisome or tedious

dreicha1300

alangec1330

joylessa1400

tedious1412

wearifulc1454

weary1465

laboriousa1475

tiresome?a1513

irksome1513

wearisome1530

woodena1566

irkful1570

flat1573

leaden1593

barren1600

soaked1600

unlively1608

dulla1616

irking1629

drearisome1633

drear1645

plumbous1651

fatigable1656

dreary1667

uncurious1685

unenlivened1692

blank1726

disinteresting1737

stupid1748

stagnant1749

trist?1756

vegetable1757

borish1766

uninteresting1769

unenlivening1774

oorie1787

wearying1796

subjectless1803

yawny1805

wearing1811

stuffy1813

sloomy1820

tediousome1823

arid1827

lacklustrous1834

boring1839

featureless1839

slow1840

sodden1853

ennuying1858

dusty1860

cabbagy1861

old1864

mouldy1876

yawnful1878

drab1880

dehydrated1884

interestless1886

jay1889

boresome1895

stodgy1895

stuffy1895

yawnsome1900

sludgy1901

draggy1922

blah1937

nowhere1940

drack1945

stupefactive1970

schleppy1978

wack1986

1858 J. W. Carlyle Lett. II. 388 Evenings..sacred to reading on his part, and mortally ennuying to myself.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

单词	ennui
释义	ennuin. Brit. /ɒnˈwiː/, /ˈɒnwiː/, U.S. /ɑnˈwi/ Etymology: < French ennui, Old French enui < Latin in odio : see annoy n.So far as frequency of use is concerned, the word might be regarded as fully naturalized; but the pronunciation has not been anglicized, there being in fact no English analogy which could serve as a guide. a. The feeling of mental weariness and dissatisfaction produced by want of occupation, or by lack of interest in present surroundings or employments. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > feeling of weariness or tedium > [noun] sada1200 fastidiuma1398 irkingc1400 irksomeness1435 tediousness1482 tediation1485 annuisance1502 weariness1526 wearisomenessa1568 irk1570 languor1596 tedification1616 tedium1662 ennui1758 dullery1841 boredom1853 mawkishness1861 fed-'upness1910 mouldiness1916 browned-offness1938 noia1944 1667 J. Evelyn Mem. (1857) III. 161 We have hardly any words that do..fully express the French naivete, ennui, bizarre, etc. 1732 G. Berkeley Alciphron I. ii. xvii. 114 They shou'd prefer doing any thing to the ennui of their own conversation.] 1758 Ld. Chesterfield Let. 8 Jan. (1932) (modernized text) V. 2286 In less than a month, the man, used to business, found that living like a gentleman was dying of ennui. 1789 H. L. Piozzi Observ. Journey France II. 388 Muse! prepare some sprightly sallies To divert ennui at Calais. 1801 M. Edgeworth Angelina i, in Moral Tales II. 14 She felt insupportable ennui from the want of books and conversation suited to her taste. 1871 C. Darwin Descent of Man I. ii. 42 Animals manifestly enjoy excitement and suffer from ennui. b. Personified. ΚΠ 1790 C. M. Graham Lett. Educ. 290 It would entirely subdue the dæmon Ennui. 1812 H. Smith & J. Smith Rejected Addr. 11 The fiend Ennui awhile consents to pine. 1847 W. E. Forster in T. W. Reid Life W. E. Forster (1888) I. vii. 208 We drove to a first-class hotel..a stylish, comfortless temple of ennui. c. concrete. A cause of ennui. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > feeling of weariness or tedium > [noun] > tedious or dull thing or activity weariness1560 insipid1699 prose1743 bore1778 insipidity1822 ennui1849 yawn1889 palaver1920 bind1930 binder1930 corn1936 yawner1942 ho-hum1963 vicarage tea party1973 1849 C. Brontë Shirley I. vii. 151 Every stitch she put in was an ennui. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2022). ennuiv. Etymology: < ennui n.; only in past participle, which is occasionally spelt with y, after French ennuyer. transitive. To affect with ennui; to bore, weary. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > feeling of weariness or tedium > be or become wearied or bored with [verb (transitive)] > affect with weariness or tedium sadeOE weary1340 tire?a1513 accloy1530 irka1535 attediate1603 tedify1614 bore1768 vapour1774 ennui1804 terebrate1855 bind1929 feed1933 1804–6 S. Smith Elem. Sketches Moral Philos. (1850) xviii. 266 They [animals] rejoice, play, are ennuied as we are. 1808 Edinb. Rev. Jan. 360 If the common people are ennui'd with the fine acting of Mrs. Siddons. 1865 Cornhill Mag. July 58 The Shoddy lady..ennuied with the superb house and uncongenial surroundings. 1888 Pall Mall Gaz. 20 Aug. 1/1 The Roman public, jaded and ennuyed, found life not worth living without the stimulus of the sight of death. Derivatives ennuying adj. (rare.) ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > feeling of weariness or tedium > [adjective] > wearisome or tedious dreicha1300 alangec1330 joylessa1400 tedious1412 wearifulc1454 weary1465 laboriousa1475 tiresome?a1513 irksome1513 wearisome1530 woodena1566 irkful1570 flat1573 leaden1593 barren1600 soaked1600 unlively1608 dulla1616 irking1629 drearisome1633 drear1645 plumbous1651 fatigable1656 dreary1667 uncurious1685 unenlivened1692 blank1726 disinteresting1737 stupid1748 stagnant1749 trist?1756 vegetable1757 borish1766 uninteresting1769 unenlivening1774 oorie1787 wearying1796 subjectless1803 yawny1805 wearing1811 stuffy1813 sloomy1820 tediousome1823 arid1827 lacklustrous1834 boring1839 featureless1839 slow1840 sodden1853 ennuying1858 dusty1860 cabbagy1861 old1864 mouldy1876 yawnful1878 drab1880 dehydrated1884 interestless1886 jay1889 boresome1895 stodgy1895 stuffy1895 yawnsome1900 sludgy1901 draggy1922 blah1937 nowhere1940 drack1945 stupefactive1970 schleppy1978 wack1986 1858 J. W. Carlyle Lett. II. 388 Evenings..sacred to reading on his part, and mortally ennuying to myself. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < n.1758v.1804
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