ennui
Bone-deep spiritual tedium
Ennui is a listless weariness born of boredom or dissatisfaction—not mere boredom, but a deeper spiritual fatigue when nothing seems worth doing.
The word retains its French flavor and tends toward the literary or dramatic: Summer ennui had set in by July.
It suggests privileged dissatisfaction, the malaise of those with too much leisure and too little purpose.
Weary, dreamy fatigue
- lassitudeState of weary indifference
- torporInactive, sluggish state
- listlessnessAbsence of energy, enthusiasm
- sluggishnessState of slow movement
inertia · enervation · heaviness · weariness · fatigue · drowsiness · slothfulness · indolence
Melancholy at existence itself
- malaiseDiffuse, sourceless discomfort
- disillusionmentBitter loss of faith
- meaninglessnessLack of significance
- emptinessAbsence of substance
absurdity · nihilism · alienation · anomie · disenchantment · melancholy · despair · futility
Wearisome dullness
- monotonyTiresome lack of change
- dullnessLack of stimulation
- listlessnessAbsence of energy, enthusiasm
- restlessnessState of unease
sameness · stagnation · repetition · routine · flatness · wearisomeness · dreariness · languishing
Lack of interest
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
- dispassionFreedom from emotional bias
- unconcernAbsence of worry
- impassivityUnresponsiveness to stimuli
nonchalance · insouciance · disinterest · disengagement · unresponsiveness · passivity · blankness · affectlessness
languor
Weary, dreamy fatigue
- lassitudeState of weary indifference
- torporInactive, sluggish state
- listlessnessAbsence of energy, enthusiasm
sluggishness · inertia · enervation · heaviness · weariness · fatigue · drowsiness · slothfulness · indolence · somnolence
weltschmerz
Melancholy at existence itself
- malaiseDiffuse, sourceless discomfort
- disillusionmentBitter loss of faith
- meaninglessnessLack of significance
emptiness · absurdity · nihilism · alienation · anomie · disenchantment · melancholy · despair · futility · purposelessness
tedium
Wearisome dullness
- monotonyTiresome lack of change
- dullnessLack of stimulation
- listlessnessAbsence of energy, enthusiasm
restlessness · sameness · stagnation · repetition · routine · flatness · wearisomeness · dreariness · languishing · unvarying
indifference
Lack of interest
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
- dispassionFreedom from emotional bias
- unconcernAbsence of worry
impassivity · nonchalance · insouciance · disinterest · disengagement · unresponsiveness · passivity · blankness · affectlessness
- émotions et humeurstristesse, surprise, amour, jalousie, rage
- emotionsjoy, anger, fear, sadness, love
- French Loanwordsa la carte, ballet, a la mode, au revoir, bon appetit
- boredomboredom, tedium, monotony, dullness, listlessness
- fatigueexhaustion, tiredness, weariness, lethargy, chronic fatigue
- melancholysadness, sorrow, gloom, woe, dejection
ennuiexcitement
State of eager enthusiasm
enthusiasm · fascination · captivation · engrossment · absorption
ennuiexhilaration
Intense joyful excitement
vivacity · liveliness · animation · vigor · energy
ennuipurposefulness
Having deliberate intent
fulfillment · joie de vivre · zest for life · passion · meaningfulness