mel·an·chol·y
mel·an·chol·y/ˈmel(ə)nˌkälē/
noun
a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause.
"an air of melancholy surrounded him"
synonyms: desolation, sadness, pensiveness, woe, sorrow, melancholia, unhappiness, dejection, depression, gloom, gloominess, misery, low spirits, moroseness, doldrums, defeatism, pessimism, dejectedness, dispiritedness, despondency, the dumps, the blues
adjective
having a feeling of melancholy; sad and pensive.
"she felt a little melancholy"
synonyms: sad, sorrowful, desolate, melancholic, mournful, lugubrious, gloomy, pensive, despondent, dejected, depressed, depressing, down, downhearted, downcast, disconsolate, glum, sunk in gloom, miserable, wretched, dismal, dispirited, discouraged, low, in low spirits, in the doldrums, blue, morose, funereal, woeful, woebegone, doleful, wistful, unhappy, joyless, heavy-hearted, low-spirited, somber, defeatist, pessimistic, down in the dumps, down in the mouth, morbid
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May 22, 2024 · a. : suggestive or expressive of sadness or depression of mind or spirit. sang in a melancholy voice. b.
MELANCHOLY meaning: 1. sad: 2. sadness that lasts for a long period of time, often without any obvious reason 3. sad: . Learn more.
noun · a gloomy state of mind, especially when habitual or prolonged; depression. Synonyms: despondency, dejection, sadness · sober thoughtfulness; pensiveness.
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Being melancholy means that you're overcome in sorrow, wrapped up in sorrowful thoughts.
MELANCHOLY definition in American English - Collins Dictionary
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melancholy in American English · 1. a gloomy state of mind, esp. when habitual or prolonged; depression · 2. sober thoughtfulness; pensiveness · 3. archaic. a.
adjective. mel·an·chol·ic ˌme-lən-ˈkä-lik. Synonyms of melancholic. 1. : of, relating to, or subject to melancholy : depressed.
Melancholia, one of the four temperaments in pre-modern medicine and proto-psychology, representing a state of low mood ; Depression (mood), a state of low mood, ...
melancholy ; definition 1: suffering from or likely to suffer from sadness or depression. She is a melancholy girl who spends a lot of time by herself. synonyms: ...