melancholy
Meaning of melancholy
noun
- a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause.
an air of melancholy surrounded him
he had an ability to convey a sense of deep melancholy and yearning through much of his work
at the centre of his music lies a profound melancholy and nostalgia
- having a feeling of melancholy; sad and pensive.
she felt a little melancholy
a dark, melancholy young man with deep-set eyes
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.
Information about melancholy
- The plural form of melancholy is: melancholies.
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Hyphenation of melancholy
melan-choly
- It consists of 2 syllables and 10 chars.
- melancholy is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
melancholy synonyms
Meaning melancholic:
Meaning somber:
Meaning great unhappiness or loneliness:
Meaning the condition or quality of being sad:
Meaning great sorrow or distress (often used hyperbolically):
Meaning a feeling of deep distress caused by loss, disappointment, or other misfortune suffered by oneself or others:
Meaning a feeling of deep sadness; melancholy:
Meaning the feeling of not being happy; sadness:
Meaning a sad and depressed state; low spirits:
Meaning feelings of severe despondency and dejection:
Meaning a state of depression or despondency:
Meaning a state or feeling of great physical or mental distress or discomfort:
Meaning a state or period of stagnation or depression:
Meaning a tendency to see the worst aspect of things or believe that the worst will happen:
Meaning low spirits from loss of hope or courage; dejection:
Meaning feeling or showing sorrow; unhappy:
Meaning feeling or showing grief:
Meaning feeling or showing great unhappiness or loneliness:
Meaning feeling, expressing, or inducing sadness, regret, or grief:
Meaning looking or sounding sad and dismal:
Meaning dark or poorly lit, especially so as to appear depressing or frightening:
Meaning engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought:
Meaning in low spirits from loss of hope or courage:
Meaning sad and depressed; dispirited:
Meaning (of a person) in a state of unhappiness or despondency:
Meaning causing or resulting in a feeling of miserable dejection:
Meaning unhappy or depressed:
Meaning discouraged; in low spirits:
Meaning (of a person) feeling despondent:
Meaning very unhappy and unable to be comforted:
Meaning looking or feeling dejected; morose:
Meaning (of a person) wretchedly unhappy or uncomfortable:
Meaning (of a person) in a very unhappy or unfortunate state:
Meaning (of a person or their mood) gloomy:
Meaning having lost enthusiasm and hope; disheartened:
Meaning having lost confidence or enthusiasm; disheartened:
Meaning depressed or lacking in energy:
Meaning (of a person or mood) melancholy, sad, or depressed:
Meaning sullen and ill-tempered:
Meaning having the mournful, sombre character appropriate to a funeral:
Meaning characterized by, expressive of, or causing sorrow or misery:
Meaning sad or miserable in appearance:
Meaning expressing sorrow; mournful:
Meaning having or showing a feeling of vague or regretful longing:
Meaning not happy:
Meaning not giving or feeling any pleasure or satisfaction; grim or dismal:
Meaning demonstrating expectation or acceptance of failure:
Meaning tending to see the worst aspect of things or believe that the worst will happen:
Meaning characterized by an abnormal and unhealthy interest in disturbing and unpleasant subjects, especially death and disease:
melancholy antonyms
Meaning the quality or state of being noticeably happy and optimistic:
Meaning the state of being happy:
Meaning noticeably happy and optimistic:
Meaning feeling or showing pleasure or contentment:
Translation of melancholy
- Italian: malinconia
- Spanish: melancolía
Words that rhyme with melancholy
Holy, holy, allicholy, leucocholy, solemncholy, ultramelancholy, unmelancholy, popeholy, unholy, overholy
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