Someone, yesterday, asked me what “ennui” means. While it has a dictionary definition (listlessness), it is hard to convey the precise meaning of the word, for me.
- Lethargic dissatisfaction,
- Life dragging pointlessly into a grey stupor,
- A melancholy drudge of indefinite length,
- Apathy in the extreme.
Not that I’m currently feeling any of the above, but I think we’ve all experienced that level of nothingness before. In fact, it’s a good way to be to truly appreciate the better parts of life.