The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
n. Listlessness and dissatisfaction resulting from lack of interest; boredom: "The servants relieved their ennui with gambling and gossip about their masters” ( John Barth).
n. A gripping listlessness or melancholia caused by boredom; depression (Wikipedia).
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A feeling of weariness and disgust; dullness and languor of spirits, arising from satiety or want of interest; tedium.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A painful or wearisome state of mind due to the want of any object of interest, or to enforced attention to something destitute of interest; the condition of being bored; tedium.
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n. the feeling of being bored by something tedious
Word Usage
"Prior to this we'd had limited access to the French word "ennui" - a more grandiose, long-term boredom - but once we had our own word for listless dissatisfaction, we embraced it."