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- Dictionarymelancholy/ˈmɛlənk(ə)li/
noun
- 1. a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause: "an air of melancholy surrounded him"
adjective
- 1. having a feeling of melancholy; sad and pensive: "she felt a little melancholy"
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Melancholy is a noun or adjective that means sadness or depression of mind or spirit. It comes from the Latin word melancholia, which means black bile, an ancient theory of mood disorders.
Melancholy means feeling or expressing sadness, or sadness that lasts for a long period of time. Learn more about the word, its pronunciation, and related words and phrases in English and other languages.
Melancholy means a gloomy state of mind, especially when habitual or prolonged; depression. It can also mean sober thoughtfulness or pensiveness, or a condition of having too much black bile in ancient and medieval medicine.
Melancholy is an intense feeling of sadness or a state of mind that causes it. It can also refer to something that gives you a sad feeling or a gloomy character. Learn more about its origin, usage, and synonyms.
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.
Melancholy is a noun that means a feeling of being very sad that lasts for a long time and often cannot be explained. Learn how to use this word in literary contexts with pictures, pronunciation and synonyms.
Melancholy is a feeling of sadness, gloom, or pensive reflection. It can also refer to a humor or a bodily fluid associated with depression. Find out more about the origin, usage, and related words of melancholy.
Melancholy is an adjective that means sad, and a noun that means a feeling of sadness. Learn how to use it in different languages, such as Chinese, Spanish and Portuguese, with examples and translations.
Melancholy is an adjective and noun that means sad, gloomy, or depressed. It also refers to a medical condition, a humour, or a mood. Learn about its origin, synonyms, and examples from the Oxford English Dictionary.
Learn the meaning, origin, and pronunciation of the noun melancholy, which can refer to a mood, a disease, or a literary device. See examples, synonyms, and related words in the Oxford English Dictionary.
