HyperDic: melancholy

English > 5 senses of the word *melancholy*:
NOUN	feeling	melancholy	a feeling of thoughtful sadness
	state	melancholy	a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed
	body	melancholy, black bile	a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy
ADJECTIVE	all	melancholy, melancholic	characterized by or causing or expressing sadness
ADJECTIVE	all	melancholy, somber, sombre	grave or even gloomy in character

melancholy > pronunciation
Sounds	meh'lahnkaa.liy
Rhymes	ably ... zealously: 1543 rhymes with liy...

English > *melancholy*: 5 senses > adjective 1
Meaning	Characterized by or causing or expressing sadness.
Examples	"growing more melancholy every hour" "we acquainted him with the melancholy truth"
Synonym	melancholic
Broader	sad	Experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
Spanish	melancólica, melancólico
Catalan	malenconiós, melancòlic

English > *melancholy*: 5 senses > adjective 2
Meaning	Grave or even gloomy in character.
Synonyms	somber, sombre
Broader	depressing, cheerless, uncheerful	Causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy
Spanish	solemne, sombrío, umbrío
Catalan	obac, ombriu, ombrívol

English > *melancholy*: 5 senses > noun 1, feeling
Meaning	A feeling of thoughtful sadness.
Narrower	gloom, gloominess, somberness, sombreness	A feeling of melancholy apprehension
	heavyheartedness	A feeling of dispirited melancholy
	pensiveness, brooding	persistent morbid meditation on a problem
	world-weariness, Weltschmerz	sadness on thinking about the evils of the world
Broader	sadness, unhappiness	emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
Spanish	melancolía
Catalan	malenconia

English > *melancholy*: 5 senses > noun 2, state
Meaning	A constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed.
Broader	depression	A mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity

English > *melancholy*: 5 senses > noun 3, body
Meaning	A humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy.
Synonym	black bile
Broader	liquid body substance, bodily fluid, body fluid, humor, humour	The liquid parts of the body

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