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    Melancolía (en. Melancholia)

    /melaŋkoˈli.a/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishSpanish
    noun
    Feeling of emptiness and loneliness.
    Sometimes, melancholy takes over him on lonely nights.
    A veces, la melancolía se apodera de él en las noches solitarias.
    Emotional state characterized by sadness and nostalgia.
    After the loss, he felt a melancholy that he could not explain.
    Después de la pérdida, sintió una melancolía que no podía explicar.
    A tendency to reflect on what is lost with a feeling of longing.
    Melancholy would invade him when he remembered his childhood.
    La melancolía lo invadía al recordar su infancia.

    Etymology

    From the Greek 'melankholía', meaning 'black bile' and associated with sadness.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    fall into melancholy
    To enter a state of reflective sadness.
    caer en melancolía
    autumn melancholy
    Sadness associated with the season of autumn.
    melancolía de otoño
    deep melancholy
    An intense state of melancholy.
    melancolía profunda

    Related Words

    nostalgia
    Feeling of yearning for the past.
    nostalgia
    sadness
    Emotional state characterized by unhappiness.
    tristeza
    distress
    State of suffering and emotional pain.
    aflicción

    Slang Meanings

    To be in an emotional slump.
    Today I am in total melancholy; I feel very down.
    Hoy estoy en melancolía total, me siento muy down.
    To feel melancholic.
    The music of this band always leaves me in melancholy.
    La música de esta banda siempre me deja en melancolía.