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- Dictionarymelancholy/ˈmɛlənk(ə)li/
noun
- 1. a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause: "an air of melancholy surrounded him"
adjective
- 1. having a feeling of melancholy; sad and pensive: "she felt a little melancholy"
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Melancholy is an adjective that means feeling or expressing sadness, or a noun that means sadness that lasts for a long time. Find out more about the word, its pronunciation, and related words and phrases in different languages.
Melancholy is an intense feeling of sadness which lasts for a long time and which strongly affects your behaviour and attitudes.
Melancholy is a noun or adjective that means sadness or depression of mind or spirit. It comes from the Latin word melancholia, which means black bile, an ancient theory of mood disorders.
Melancholy is a noun meaning a gloomy state of mind, especially when habitual or prolonged; depression. It can also be an adjective meaning sad, mournful, or depressed. See the origin, history, and usage of the word melancholy in sentences and related terms.
melancholy. noun. /ˈmelənkəli/, /ˈmelənkɒli/. /ˈmelənkɑːli/. [uncountable] (literary) a feeling of being very sad that lasts for a long time and often cannot be explained. A mood of melancholy descended on us. There is a brooding melancholy in his black and white photography. Topics Feelings c2.
Being melancholy means that you're overcome in sorrow, wrapped up in sorrowful thoughts. The word started off as a noun for deep sadness, from a rather disgusting source.
Melancholy is a feeling of sadness, gloom, or pensive reflection. It can also refer to a humor or a bodily fluid that was once thought to cause depression. Find more meanings, examples, and related words for melancholy.
