Purple Ennui

Purple Ennui

boredom

The French word ennui describes a feeling that combines tiredness and boredom. Ennui is one version of "the blahs." Though it sounds a little fancy — maybe because it comes from French — ennui is a common feeling that everybody experiences: being bored and tired. School and work fill lots of people with ennui.

other names: apathy languor melancholy sadness tedium weariness.