melancholy
[ mel-uhn-kol-ee ]
/ ˈmɛl ənˌkɒl i /
noun, plural mel·an·chol·ies.
a gloomy state of mind, especially when habitual or prolonged; depression.
sober thoughtfulness; pensiveness.
Archaic.
- the condition of having too much black bile, considered in ancient and medieval medicine to cause gloominess and depression.
- black bile.
adjective
affected with, characterized by, or showing melancholy; mournful; depressed: a melancholy mood.
causing melancholy or sadness; saddening: a melancholy occasion.
soberly thoughtful; pensive.
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Origin of melancholy
SYNONYMS FOR melancholy
2
seriousness.
6
serious.
OTHER WORDS FROM melancholy
mel·an·chol·i·ly, adverb mel·an·chol·i·ness, noun un·mel·an·chol·y, adjectiveWords nearby melancholy
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British Dictionary definitions for melancholy
melancholy
/ (ˈmɛlənkəlɪ) /
noun plural -cholies
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 bileSee humour (def. 8)
adjective
characterized by, causing, or expressing sadness, dejection, etc
Derived forms of melancholy
melancholily (ˈmɛlənˌkɒlɪlɪ), adverb melancholiness, nounWord Origin for melancholy
C14: via Old French from Late Latin
melancholia, from Greek
melankholia, from
melas black +
kholē bile
Medical definitions for melancholy
melancholy
[ mĕl′ən-kŏl′ē ]
n.
Sadness or depression of the spirits; gloom.
Melancholia.