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melancholy
melancholy
/ˈmɛlənˌkɑːli/
adjective
(
)
Characterized by, causing or expressing sadness
(
melancholic
,
melancholy
)
characterized by, causing or expressing sadness
Growing more melancholy every hour
growing more melancholy every hour
Her melancholic smile
her melancholic smile
We acquainted him with the melancholy truth
we acquainted him with the melancholy truth
Grave or even gloomy in character
(
melancholy
,
somber
[American]
,
sombre
[Canadian, British]
)
grave or even gloomy in character
Solemn and mournful music
solemn and mournful music
A suit of somber black
a suit of somber black
A somber mood
a somber mood
noun
(
)
A feeling of thoughtful sadness
(
melancholy
)
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
The haunting melody filled the room with a sense of melancholy and nostalgia.
The haunting melody filled the room with a sense of melancholy and nostalgia.
[Archaic]
A humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy
(
black bile
,
melancholy
[Archaic]
)
a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy
A constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed
(
melancholy
)
a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed
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