ennui

Meanings

Plural: ennuis

Noun

the feeling of being bored by something tedious
A gripping listlessness or melancholia caused by boredom; depression.

Verb

To make bored or listless; to weary.

Origin / 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.

Synonyms

acedia, boredom, tedium, Weltschmerz

Scrabble Score: 5

ennui is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
ennui is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ennui is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

ennui is a valid Words With Friends word