The difference between Boredom and Ennui
When used as nouns, boredom means the state of being bored, whereas ennui means a gripping listlessness or melancholia caused by boredom.
Ennui is also verb with the meaning: to make bored or listless.
check bellow for the other definitions of Boredom and Ennui
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Boredom as a noun (uncountable):
The state of being bored.
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Boredom as a noun (countable):
An instance or period of being bored; A bored state.
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Ennui as a noun:
A gripping listlessness or melancholia caused by boredom; depression.
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Ennui as a verb (transitive):
To make bored or listless; to weary.