"ennui" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /ɑ̃.nɥi/ Audio: Fr-ennui.ogg [France] Forms: ennuis [plural]
Rhymes: -ɥi Etymology: Inherited from Old French enui, probably from the verb enuier. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|enui|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French enui, {{inh+|fr|fro|enui}} Inherited from Old French enui, {{m|fro|enuier}} enuier Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} ennui m (plural ennuis)
  1. (uncountable) boredom; lassitude Tags: masculine, uncountable
    Sense id: en-ennui-fr-noun-WMxP9oQ8
  2. (uncountable) trouble, issue, annoyance Tags: masculine, uncountable
    Sense id: en-ennui-fr-noun-U5QaTqeD Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 16 84
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ennuyer, ennuyeux

Inflected forms

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