ennui

/ɒnˈwiː/noun

A heavy feeling of boredom and low spirits; weary dissatisfaction with life.

Example sentence

“By February, a deep winter ennui had settled over the whole household.”

A French borrowing, pronounced ahn-WEE. It is boredom with intellectual pretensions: world-weariness rather than a dull afternoon.

Related words

enrichTo make a person or thing wealthier, or to improve its quality or value.enmityA deep feeling of hatred or hostility toward someone, like that between enemies.enrollTo officially sign up as a student at a school, college, or course.enlistTo sign someone up on an official list or roll; to join or recruit into a group, especially the military.ensueTo happen afterward, often as a result of something.enlightenTo shine light on something; to provide it with light.