(ものう)

ものうい
i-adjective
languid; listless; weary; melancholic
formalemotion
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present物憂(ものう)物憂(ものう)くない
Past物憂(ものう)かった物憂(ものう)くなかった
て form物憂(ものう)くて物憂(ものう)くなくて
Adverbial物憂(ものう)
Conditional ば物憂(ものう)ければ物憂(ものう)くなければ
Conditional たら物憂(ものう)かったら物憂(ものう)くなかったら
1. languid; listless; weary; melancholic
Feeling or appearing tired, lacking energy or motivation; having a dreamy, melancholic quality.
She was looking out the window with a languid expression.
The languid afternoon hours pass by.
On rainy days, I somehow feel listless.

物憂(ものう)い describes a languid, melancholic state.

Forms

  • (もの) (thing, general) + ()い (sad, gloomy)
  • The (もの) adds a sense of vagueness or generalness

物憂(ものう): languidly, listlessly

Usage

物憂(ものう)い has a literary, poetic quality. It suggests:

  • A dreamy, melancholic mood
  • Lack of energy or motivation
  • A certain aesthetic appeal (like ennui)

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