Animation and Ennui

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Animation noun - The quality or state of having abundant or intense activity.

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Ennui is an antonym for animation.

Nearby Words: animate, animated, animal, animating, animator

Ennui noun - The state of being bored.

Usage example: the kind of ennui that comes from having too much time on one's hands and too little will to find something productive to do

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Animation is an antonym for ennui.

modern animation

modern ennui

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Ennui and Animation. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/animation/ennui

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