But What the $%*&!# Does 'Ennui' Mean?!

Today kiddies, thanks to my friend, Kyle's, inquiry as to the meaning, we're going to learn what 'ennui' means. I'd also like to give all three of my readers a chance to better understand why I named my blogsite so...

Courtesy of Dictionary.com:


en·nui ( P ) Pronunciation Key (n-w, nw)n.

Listlessness and dissatisfaction resulting from lack of interest; boredom: “The servants relieved their ennui with gambling and gossip about their masters” (John Barth).


[French, from Old French enui, from ennuyer, to annoy, bore. See annoy.]

Word History: Were they alive today, users of Classical Latin might be surprised to find that centuries later a phrase of theirs still survives, although as a single word. The phrase mihi in odi est (literally translated as “to me in a condition of dislike or hatred is”), meaning “I hate or dislike,” gave rise to the Vulgar Latin verb *inodire, “to make odious,” the source of the Old French verb ennuyer or anoier, “to annoy, bore.” This was borrowed into English by around 1275 as anoien, our annoy. From the Old French verb a noun meaning “worry, boredom” was derived, which became ennui in modern French. This noun, with the sense “boredom,” was borrowed into English in the 18th century, perhaps filling a need in polite, cultivated society.


ennui

n : the feeling of being bored by something tedious [syn: boredom, tedium]

Here is an example of what ennui might look like:



Boredom, tedium... These words indeed describe my every day life here in Orange Park, Florida... and therefore I felt that Chronicles of Ennui would be a very appropriate blog title.

Look... You guys are learning! Not only is my site amusing on occassion, but educational as well!

Now it's time for YOU, the reader, to get interactive! I'm not talking interactive like see me at a bar and try to get me to take my top off, but interactive like post your thoughts.

What did you think 'ennui' meant when you first read it? Leave a comment.

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