Boredom and Ennui, the difference
Boredom is flat, unstimulated disengagement; nothing holds interest. Ennui is listless and world-weary, a boredom with life itself.
Each in a line
Boredom
Boredom is flat, unstimulated disengagement where nothing holds interest. The mind reaches for engagement and finds none, while time stretches. The urge is to fill the moment with anything. Yet reflection and unprompted thought begin here too.
Disgust family
Ennui
Ennui is listless, world-weary boredom with life itself. The chest is heavy and everything seems uninteresting. The disengagement exceeds ordinary boredom because it extends to life broadly. The world feels thin and unable to engage you.
Existential family
Pleasantness and energy
Where each lives in the body
Boredom
Head
Foggy, vacant
Chest
Hollow, sunken
Arms
Heavy, unused
Legs
Weak, unable to move
Ennui
Head
Foggy, vacant
Chest
Hollow, sunken
Arms
Heavy, unused
Legs
Weak, unable to move
How long they last
Duration has not been measured for these words.
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