Posted on 07/20/2006 6:00:10 AM PDT by secret garden
In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".
en·nui Pronunciation Key (n-w, nw)• noun
1. Listlessness and dissatisfaction resulting from lack of interest
2. Boredom
Example sentence:
“The servants relieved their ennui with gambling and gossip about their masters” .
-- John Barth
Etymology: French, from Old French enui, from ennuyer, to annoy, bore.
Word History: Were they alive today, users of Classical Latin might be surprised to find that centuries later a phrase of theirs still survives, although as a single word. The phrase mihi in odi est (literally translated as “to me in a condition of dislike or hatred is”), meaning “I hate or dislike,” gave rise to the Vulgar Latin verb *inodire, “to make odious,” the source of the Old French verb ennuyer or anoier, “to annoy, bore.” This was borrowed into English by around 1275 as anoien, our annoy. From the Old French verb a noun meaning “worry, boredom” was derived, which became ennui in modern French. This noun, with the sense “boredom,” was borrowed into English in the 18th century, perhaps filling a need in polite, cultivated society.
Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence.
The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day.
The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-)
Practice makes perfect.....post on....
Review Thread One: Word For The Day, Thursday 11/14/02: Raffish (Be SURE to check out posts #92 and #111 on this thread!)
Review Thread Two: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/14/03: Roister
Review Thread Three: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/28/03: Obdurate
WFB's attempt to emulate us ; ) No pushing at the door please!
I love the color as much as the word. I kinda like blood-sucking fleas. Gotta admire their anti-ennuistic attitude!
Well, Google is run by a bunch of libs,and I think Yahoo is too....
The spelling didn't look right to me so I ran it through the FR spell check and it came up as the top choice. Given the level of ennui around here I figured it was okay!
There was a restaurant near Harvard Square named Celadon and the table cloths and napkins were a very pale celadon color. It's a beautiful color.
Two gangs of Stanford cavemen. I don't mean to offend you, Cavey, but those Googleites and Hooers are the real neanderthals in political outlook.
Israeli chopper is down, rescue happening now.
(a.k.a. Best friend a jihadist ever had)
Home from work-
The way the rats howl childishly
At any action that makes sense
Just activates the moonbats
And proves that they are dense
Too bad no one has invented
Some sort of aerial spray
That induces extreme ennui
And would make them go away
Someone could just tell them
It was some kind of magic dust
And X42 would be first in line
If he believed it heightened lust
OMG John Bolton was on H&C last night, he is fantastic. he was BORN for that job.
i have not seen Kofi and would avert my eyes should he flash on my screen!
I have kept Fox on, although I did mute him for awhile.....Bolton by contrast has been a delight today. I am even watching Shep
Bolton is a star - but sadly wasted on that black hole of corruption and incompetence.
shemp (as mark levin calls him on his radio show) annoys me. but i watch him nonetheless.
-despite the fact he needs a shave and a haircut..he is a MAN. now a wussy liberal cut and run dem
NOT rme
Every time I even hear Kofi's name, it makes my teeth itch-I keep hoping taht NY will discover that they need the UN building to lease as office space and throw out. Let them hatch their corrupt schemes in one of third world hellholes most of them come from-if they're lucky, they might be able to get running water and indoor plumbing in their building...
I like that name.
Agh! "hat" and "throw the UN out"...
-have you ever toured the UN?
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