Melancholy Meaning

There are 5 meaning(s) for word Melancholy

Meaning 1 : characterized by or causing or expressing sadness

    Example : growing more melancholy every hour,we acquainted him with the melancholy truth

    Synonyms : melancholic
Meaning 2 : grave or even gloomy in character

    Synonyms : somber,  sombre
Meaning 3 : a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy

    Synonyms : black bile
Meaning 4 : a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed

Meaning 5 : a feeling of thoughtful sadness


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