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[もの()·()·]
monoui
i adjective

Alternate Written Forms:

[もの()·]
monoui
[ものう()·]
monoui

English Meaning(s) for 物憂い

i adjective
  1. languid; weary; listless; melancholy

Definition and Synonyms for 物憂い

Somber grave or even gloomy in character
Synonyms: うら悲しい, 憂い, 憂い, 憂鬱, 暗い, 暗鬱, 根暗, 気無精, 気鬱, 湿っぽい, 物寂しい, 物悲しい, 物憂い, 物憂げ, 辛気くさい, 陰性, 陰気, 陰気くさい, 陰鬱
Dreamy lacking spirit or liveliness
Synonyms: だるい, けだるい, 不活発, 物憂い
Otiose disinclined to work or exertion
Synonyms: ずぼら, ぐうたら, けだるい, なまくら, 不真面目, 怠惰, 怠慢, 懶惰, 横着, 無精, 物憂い, 物憂げ, 物臭, もの臭い, 鈍る
Indolence inactivity resulting from a dislike of work
Synonyms: ぐうたら, なまくら, 休怠, 怠惰, 怠慢, 怠け癖, 惰気, 惰眠, 懈怠, 懶惰, 横着, 無精, 物憂い, 物臭, 緩怠, もの臭い, 遊惰, 骨惜しみ

Meanings for each kanji in 物憂い

» thing; object; matter
» melancholy; grieve; lament; be anxious; sad; unhappy

Categories 物憂い is a member of

Inactivity a disposition to remain inactive or inert
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 物憂い

Conjugations for 物憂い

Adjective stem
[もの()·()]
monou
te-form
[もの()·()··]
monoukute
Negative te-form
[もの()·()····]
monoukunakute
Adverbial Form
[もの()·()·]
monouku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[もの()·()·]
monoui
Present Indicative Negative Form
[もの()·()···]
monoukunai
Past Indicative Form
[もの()·()···]
monoukatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[もの()·()·····]
monoukunakatta
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
[もの()·()···]
monoukereba
Present Indicative Negative Form
[もの()·()·····]
monoukunakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
[もの()·()····]
monoukunakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
[もの()·()····]
monoukattara
Present Indicative Negative Form
[もの()·()······]
monoukunakattara
Nominalized Form
Objective Form
[もの()·()·]
monousa

Sample Sentences for 物憂い

And then I breathe a sigh from melancholy in being unable to do anything about it.

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