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melancholy
[mel-uhn-kol-ee]
noun
plural
melancholiesa gloomy state of mind, especially when habitual or prolonged; depression.
sober thoughtfulness; pensiveness.
Synonyms: seriousnessArchaic.
the condition of having too much black bile, considered in ancient and medieval medicine to cause gloominess and depression.
black bile.
adjective
melancholy
/ ˈmɛlənˌkɒlɪlɪ, ˈmɛlənkəlɪ /
noun
a constitutional tendency to gloominess or depression
a sad thoughtful state of mind; pensiveness
archaic
a gloomy character, thought to be caused by too much black bile
one of the four bodily humours; black bile See humour
adjective
characterized by, causing, or expressing sadness, dejection, etc
Other Word Forms
- melancholiness noun
- melancholily adverb
- unmelancholy adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of melancholy1
Word History and Origins
Origin of melancholy1
Example Sentences
Reinhart related to Harper because as a kid, she was an “old soul” who had “a melancholy air” and found it difficult to fit socially.
The holidays make the melancholy even more acute, but perhaps that’s also why they can be so cheerful, too.
It’s funny how just the grainy, washed-out look of videotape can conjure so much melancholy.
But that’s because at a Chappell Roan show, Chappell Roan is the show: a fearsomely talented purveyor of feeling and attitude whose campy sense of humor only heightens the exquisite melancholy of her music.
The Nobel Prize in Literature was on Thursday awarded to Laszlo Krasznahorkai, considered by many as Hungary's most important living author, whose works explore themes of postmodern dystopia and melancholy.
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