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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. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › melancholiaMelancholia Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of MELANCHOLIA is severe depression characterized especially by profound sadness and despair. How to use melancholia in a sentence. Did you know?

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   affected with, characterized by, or showing melancholy; mournful; depressed: a melancholy mood. Synonyms: downcast, glum, doleful, dismal, dispirited, blue, despondent, gloomy, sorrowful. causing melancholy or sadness; saddening: a melancholy occasion. Antonyms: happy. soberly thoughtful; pensive.

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   You describe something that you see or hear as melancholy when it gives you an intense feeling of sadness. The only sounds were the distant, melancholy cries of the sheep. More Synonyms of melancholy

5. en.thefreedictionary.com › melancholyMelancholy - definition of melancholy by The Free Dictionary

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   Define melancholy. melancholy synonyms, melancholy pronunciation, melancholy translation, English dictionary definition of melancholy. n. 1. Sadness or depression of the spirits; gloom. 2. Pensive reflection or contemplation. 3. Archaic a. Black bile. b. An emotional state characterized by...

6. 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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   melancholy. 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.

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   melancholy meaning, definition, what is melancholy: very sad: Learn more.

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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.

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    There are 11 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word melancholy, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

11. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › melancholiaMelancholia - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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    Melancholia is a state of deep sadness. Your melancholia might make it hard to succeed in your career as a jolly birthday party clown. Melancholia is a name for a serious, diagnosable mental illness, but it can also mean more of a philosophical or aesthetic idea.