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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: [noun] an abnormal state attributed to an excess of black bile and characterized by irascibility or depression. black bile. melancholia.
Melancholy definition: a gloomy state of mind, especially when habitual or prolonged; depression. . See examples of MELANCHOLY used in a sentence.
MELANCHOLY definition: 1. sad: 2. sadness that lasts for a long period of time, often without any obvious reason 3. sad: . Learn more.
Definition of melancholy noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Melancholy is beyond sad: as a noun or an adjective, it's a word for the gloomiest of spirits.
4 meanings: 1. a constitutional tendency to gloominess or depression 2. a sad thoughtful state of mind; pensiveness 3. archaic.... Click for more definitions.
MELANCHOLY definition: 1. sad: 2. a feeling of sadness. Learn more.
b. An emotional state characterized by sullenness and outbreaks of violent anger, believed to arise from an excess of black bile.
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melancholy meaning, definition, what is melancholy: very sad: Learn more.