All 3 Uses of
ennui
in
The Picture of Dorian Gray - 20 chapter version
- He had absolutely nothing to do, almost died of ennui, and became a confirmed misanthrope.†
Chpt 9 *
- and, as Domitian, had wandered through a corridor lined with marble mirrors, looking round with haggard eyes for the reflection of the dagger that was to end his days, and sick with that ennui, that terrible taedium vitae, that comes on those to whom life denies nothing;†
Chpt 11
- The only horrible thing in the world is ennui, Dorian.†
Chpt 18
Definition:
the feeling of being bored by something tedious