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Ennui vs Doldrums - What's the difference?

ennui | doldrums |

As nouns the difference between ennui and doldrums

is that ennui is a gripping listlessness or melancholia caused by boredom; depression while doldrums is a part of the ocean near the equator, abounding in calms, squalls, and light, baffling winds, which sometimes prevent all progress for weeks – so called by sailors.

ennui

English

Noun

(-)
  • A gripping listlessness or melancholia caused by boredom; depression.

    • Synonyms

    * (l) * (l) * (l)

    Quotations

    * (English Citations of "ennui")

    doldrums

    English

    (wikipedia doldrums)

    Noun

    (en-plural noun)
  • A part of the ocean near the equator, abounding in calms, squalls, and light, baffling winds, which sometimes prevent all progress for weeks – so called by sailors
  • the state of boredom, malaise, apathy or lack of interest; a state of listlessness; ennui, or tedium
    • I was in the doldrums yesterday and just didn't feel inspired.

    Derived terms

    * doldrum

    Coordinate terms

    (region near the equator) * intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) * intertropical front (ITF)