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

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

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   The meaning of MELANCHOLY is depression of spirits : dejection. How to use melancholy in a sentence.

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   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.

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

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   If someone feels or looks melancholy, they feel or look very sad. [literary] It was in these hours of the late afternoon that Tom Mulligan felt most melancholy. He fixed me with those luminous, empty eyes and his melancholy smile. Synonyms: sad, down, depressed, unhappy More Synonyms of melancholy.

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

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   Nov 1, 2011 · 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.thefreedictionary.com › melancholyMelancholy - definition of melancholy by The Free Dictionary

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   adj. 1. Feeling, showing, or expressing depression of the spirits; sad or dejected. See Synonyms at sad. 2. Causing or tending to cause sadness or gloom: a letter with some melancholy news. 3. Pensive; thoughtful.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › melancholy_1melancholy noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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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.