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

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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...

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     melancholy translate: üzgün, kederli, keyifsiz, melankoli,...

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

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   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.

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5. www.dictionary.com › browse › melancholyMELANCHOLY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   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.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › melancholyMelancholy - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   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.

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

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   2 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.

8. www.oed.com › dictionary › melancholy_adjmelancholy, adj. & n.² meanings, etymology and more | Oxford...

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   Melancholy is an adjective and noun that means sad, gloomy, or depressed. It also refers to a medical condition, a humour, or a temperament. Learn about its origin, synonyms, and examples from the Oxford English Dictionary.