Explanation and meaning of melancholy.

melancholy

/'mɛlən,kɑli/

adjective
characterized by or causing or expressing sadness
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"growing more melancholy every hour" "we acquainted him with the melancholy truth"

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melancholic sad
adjective
grave or even gloomy in character
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somber sombre cheerless depressing uncheerful
noun
a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy
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black bile

type of:
bodily fluid body fluid humor humour liquid body substance
noun
a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed
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depression
noun
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
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type of:
unhappiness sadness

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