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melancholy
[ mel-uhn-kol-ee ]
noun
- a gloomy state of mind, especially when habitual or prolonged; depression.
Synonyms: , ,
Antonyms: ,
- sober thoughtfulness; pensiveness.
Synonyms:
- Archaic.
- the condition of having too much black bile, considered in ancient and medieval medicine to cause gloominess and depression.
- black bile.
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
Derived Forms
- ˈˌDZԱ, noun
- melancholily, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- a·DZi· adverb
- a·DZi·Ա noun
- ܲ·a·DZy adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of melancholy1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of melancholy1
Example Sentences
Yet he also somehow always remained very much himself and perhaps the greatest expression of the wounded, melancholy masculinity at the core of so much of Hackman’s work was in 1975’s “Night Moves.”
That melancholy provides critical nuance to our lives, keeping them from being pointless in the face of sure annihilation.
To experience this film is to be overcome with melancholy.
And oh, yes, the eucalyptus — the Tasmanian blue gum variety, melancholy and romantic-looking, the Hamlet of trees.
So I wanted to address that melancholy that comedians have, because comedy is a form of coping.
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