French Conversation · Level 100
59 words
French word
ennuyeux
Pronunciation
IPA/ɑ̃nɥijø/
Meaning
- adjectiveboring
Example
La conférence était ennuyeuse.
The conference was boring.
More examples
Le film était ennuyeux du début à la fin.
The film was boring from beginning to end.
Core concept
A gray queue that seems endless because nothing interesting happens.
Common phrases
un film ennuyeux
a boring film
un cours ennuyeux
a boring class
un livre ennuyeux
a boring book
Similar words
barbant: Boring because a talk or event goes on for too long.
monotone: Lacking variation and continuing in the same unchanging way.
lassant: Tiring and dull because it continues until interest fades.
fastidieux: Tedious because detailed, troublesome work is painful to keep doing.
Definition in French
Qui provoque de l'ennui parce que quelque chose paraît monotone, long ou sans intérêt.
Word origin
Ennuyeux comes from ennui through the related verb ennuyer, with the suffix -eux forming an adjective from the source noun.
Usage tips
- In French, c'est ennuyeux describes a boring situation, whereas je m'ennuie means that the speaker is bored.
Other meanings
- monotonousadjective
- troublesomeadjective
Opposites
- intéressantinterestingadjective
- amusantamusingadjective