Read full poem →Springs up from a drowsy chair
And the ennui of a book,
And runs to answer the call.
Dictionary Entry
A gripping listlessness or melancholia caused by boredom; depression.
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. ennui
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Poetry examples for “ennui”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →--Ah! yeux bleus méditant sur l'ennui de leur art!
Et vous, jeunes divins, aux soirs crus de hasard!
Read full poem →is scanted,
Through angers, losses, ambition, ignorance, ennui, what you are
picks its way.