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   melancholy

   /ˈmɛlənk(ə)li/

   noun

   • 1. a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause: "an air of melancholy surrounded him"
   • ▪ another term for melancholia (as a mental condition)
   • ▪ another term for black bile

   adjective

   • 1. having a feeling of melancholy; sad and pensive: "she felt a little melancholy"
   • ▪ causing or expressing sadness; depressing: "the melancholy tone of her writing"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French melancolie, via late Latin from Greek melankholia, from melas, melan- ‘black’ + kholē ‘bile’, an excess of which was formerly believed to cause depression.

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › melancholyMelancholy Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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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.

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   Melancholy definition: a gloomy state of mind, especially when habitual or prolonged; depression. . See examples of MELANCHOLY used in a sentence.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMELANCHOLY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   MELANCHOLY definition: 1. sad: 2. sadness that lasts for a long period of time, often without any obvious reason 3. sad: . Learn more.

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   Definition of melancholy noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Melancholy is beyond sad: as a noun or an adjective, it's a word for the gloomiest of spirits.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishMELANCHOLY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   4 meanings: 1. a constitutional tendency to gloominess or depression 2. a sad thoughtful state of mind; pensiveness 3. archaic.... Click for more definitions.

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   MELANCHOLY definition: 1. sad: 2. a feeling of sadness. Learn more.

9. www.thefreedictionary.com › melancholyMelancholy - definition of melancholy by The Free Dictionary

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   b. An emotional state characterized by sullenness and outbreaks of violent anger, believed to arise from an excess of black bile.

10. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryMELANCHOLY - All you need to know about it | Collins English...

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    A complete guide to the word "MELANCHOLY": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

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    melancholy meaning, definition, what is melancholy: very sad: Learn more.