1.
languid; listless; weary; melancholic
Feeling or appearing tired, lacking energy or motivation; having a dreamy, melancholic quality.
物憂い表情で窓の外を見ていた。
She was looking out the window with a languid expression.
物憂い午後の時間が過ぎていく。
The languid afternoon hours pass by.
雨の日は何となく物憂い気分になる。
On rainy days, I somehow feel listless.
物憂い describes a languid, melancholic state.
WORD FORMATION:
- 物 (thing, general) + 憂い (sad, gloomy)
- The 物 adds a sense of vagueness or generalness
NUANCE:
物憂い has a literary, poetic quality. It suggests:
- A dreamy, melancholic mood
- Lack of energy or motivation
- A certain aesthetic appeal (like ennui)
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 物憂い表情: languid expression
- 物憂い午後: languid afternoon
- 物憂い気分: listless mood
- 物憂げ: appearing languid (adjectival)
ADVERBIAL FORM:
物憂げに: languidly, listlessly
RELATED WORDS:
- 怠い: tired, sluggish (more physical)
- 憂鬱: depressed (more negative)