Is « ennui » masculine or feminine?

« ennui » is masculine. You say l'ennui.

Article forms

With the definite article l'ennui
With the indefinite article un ennui
With the partitive article de l'ennui

Plural

The plural is ennuis (les ennuis). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.

Common questions

Is « ennui » masculine or feminine?

« ennui » is masculine. You say l'ennui.

« l'ennui » hides the gender. Is « ennui » masculine or feminine?

It is masculine. The article shortens to « l'ennui » for both genders, but you say un ennui, not une ennui, and adjectives take the masculine form.


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