Meaning & Definition of Melancholy in English
English⟶
Melancholy
/mɛlənkɑli/
noun
1. A feeling of thoughtful sadness
synonym:
- melancholy
2. A constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed
synonym:
- melancholy
3. A humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy
synonym:
- black bile,
- melancholy
adjective
1. Characterized by or causing or expressing sadness
- "Growing more melancholy every hour"
- "Her melancholic smile"
- "We acquainted him with the melancholy truth"
synonym:
- melancholy,
- melancholic
2. Grave or even gloomy in character
- "Solemn and mournful music"
- "A suit of somber black"
- "A somber mood"
synonym:
- somber,
- sombre,
- melancholy
Examples of using
From early morning I had been oppressed by a strange melancholy.
It's a unique device able to make stress and melancholy vanish.
Her words were filled with melancholy.