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 melancholy melancholy /ˈmɛlənˌkɑːli/

adjective

  1. () 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
  2. 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

  1. () 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.
  2. [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
  3. A constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed  ( melancholy )
    a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed