Australian English Meaning of melancholy
melancholy
Other Australian English words related to melancholy
Nearest Words of melancholy
- melancholize => Melancholise
- melancholist => Melancholic
- melancholious => melancholy
- melancholiness => melancholy
- melancholily => melancholy
- melancholic => melancholic
- melancholian => melancholic
- melancholiac => melancholic
- melancholia => Melancholy
- melanagogue => Laxative that promotes the production of black stools
Definitions and Meaning of melancholy in English
melancholy (n)
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed
a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy
melancholy (s)
characterized by or causing or expressing sadness
grave or even gloomy in character
melancholy (n.)
Depression of spirits; a gloomy state continuing a considerable time; deep dejection; gloominess.
Great and continued depression of spirits, amounting to mental unsoundness; melancholia.
Pensive maditation; serious thoughtfulness.
Ill nature.
melancholy (a.)
Depressed in spirits; dejected; gloomy dismal.
Producing great evil and grief; causing dejection; calamitous; afflictive; as, a melancholy event.
Somewhat deranged in mind; having the jugment impaired.
Favorable to meditation; somber.
FAQs About the word melancholy
melancholy
a feeling of thoughtful sadness, a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed, a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen an
depressing,mournful,sad,dismal,disturbing,dismal,Dreary,heartbreaking,saddening,sorry
cheerful,happy,happy,inspiring,enjoyable,stimulating,uplifting,agreeable,cheering,delightful
melancholize => Melancholise, melancholist => Melancholic, melancholious => melancholy, melancholiness => melancholy, melancholily => melancholy,
