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   Mel·an·chol·y

   /ˈmel(ə)nˌkälē/

   

   noun

   • 1. a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause: "an air of melancholy surrounded him"
   • ▪ another term for melancholia (as a mental condition)
   • ▪ another term for black bile

   adjective

   • 1. having a feeling of melancholy; sad and pensive: "she felt a little melancholy"
   • ▪ causing or expressing sadness; depressing: "the study makes melancholy if instructive reading"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French melancolie, via late Latin from Greek melankholia, from melas, melan- ‘black’ + kholē ‘bile’, an excess of which was formerly believed to cause depression.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › melancholyMELANCHOLY definition | Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   MELANCHOLY meaning: 1. sad: 2. a feeling of sadness. Learn more.

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   noun. /ˈmelənkəli/, /ˈmelənkɒli/. /ˈmelənkɑːli/. [uncountable] (literary) a feeling of being very sad that lasts for a long time and often cannot be explained. A mood of melancholy descended on us. There is a brooding melancholy in his black and white photography. Topics Feelings c2. Word Origin.

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   From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English mel‧an‧chol‧y1 /ˈmelənkəli $ -kɑːli/ adjective very sad The music suited her melancholy mood. Examples from the Corpus melancholy • He was much more content now, though melancholy about himself and what he'd come to.

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   What does the noun melancholy mean? There are nine meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun melancholy , two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryMELANCHOLIA | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   noun [ U ] old-fashioned or literaryus/ˌmel.əŋˈkoʊ.li.ə/uk/ˌmel.əŋˈkəʊ.li.ə/ the condition of feeling unhappy or sad for no obvious reason. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Mental illnesses. adjustment disorder. age-associated memory impairment. anhedonia. anorexia nervosa. anorexic. attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. firebug.

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   part of speech: noun. definition: a sad, gloomy, or depressed state or quality. Melancholy overcame her as her thoughts turned to lost opportunities. He's fallen into melancholy since his wife's death. A feeling of melancholy pervaded the household during those difficult times. synonyms: dejection, depression, gloom.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryMELANCHOLIC | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   adjective. formal us / ˌmel.əŋˈkɑː.lɪk / uk / ˌmel.əŋˈkɒl.ɪk / Add to word list. expressing feelings of sadness: a melancholic expression. melancholic songs. Synonyms. melancholy. sad (NOT HAPPY) SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Feeling sad and unhappy. a long face idiom. abjection. angsty. be cut up idiom. be down in the mouth idiom.