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- Dictionarymelancholy/ˈmɛlənk(ə)li/
noun
- 1. a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause: "an air of melancholy surrounded him"
adjective
- 1. having a feeling of melancholy; sad and pensive: "she felt a little melancholy"
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Melancholy is an adjective that means feeling or expressing sadness, or a noun that means sadness that lasts for a long time. Learn more about the word, its pronunciation, and related words and phrases in English and other languages.
- English (US)
MELANCHOLY meaning: 1. sad: 2. sadness that lasts for a long...
- Znaczenie Melancholy, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
MELANCHOLY definicja: 1. sad: 2. sadness that lasts for a...
- Melancholy: Danish Translation
MELANCHOLY - translate into Danish with the English-Danish...
- Melancholy: Ukrainian Translation
melancholy - translate into Ukrainian with the...
- Melanesian
Melanesian definition: 1. belonging to or relating to...
- Melaena
MELAENA definition: 1. dark, solid body waste that contains...
- Melancholy in Turkish
melancholy translate: üzgün, kederli, keyifsiz, melankoli,...
- Portuguese Translation
melancholy translate: melancólico, melancolia, melancolia,...
- English (US)
Melancholy is a noun or adjective that means sadness or depression of mind or spirit. It comes from the Latin word melancholia, which means black bile, an ancient theory of mood disorders.
adjective. affected with, characterized by, or showing melancholy; mournful; depressed: a melancholy mood. Synonyms: downcast, glum, doleful, dismal, dispirited, blue, despondent, gloomy, sorrowful. causing melancholy or sadness; saddening: a melancholy occasion. Antonyms: happy. soberly thoughtful; pensive. Synonyms: serious. melancholy.
Melancholy is beyond sad: as a noun or an adjective, it's a word for the gloomiest of spirits. Being melancholy means that you're overcome in sorrow, wrapped up in sorrowful thoughts. The word started off as a noun for deep sadness, from a rather disgusting source.
3 days ago · Melancholy is an intense feeling of sadness or a state of mind that causes it. It can also refer to a humour or bile that was thought to cause gloominess in ancient medicine. Learn more about the word origin, usage, and synonyms of melancholy.
Melancholy is a noun that means a feeling of being very sad that lasts for a long time and often cannot be explained. Learn how to pronounce, use and distinguish it from irony with Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.