melancholic | ||
1. | [ adjective ] characterized by or causing or expressing sadness | |
Synonyms: | melancholy | |
Examples: | "growing more melancholy every hour" "her melancholic smile" "we acquainted him with the melancholy truth" |
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Related terms: | sad | |
2. | [ noun ] (medicine,psychology) someone subject to melancholia | |
Synonyms: | melancholiac | |
Related terms: | depressive | |
Similar spelling: |
melancholiac melancholia melancholy Melancon melanchthon melanosis melanocyte Melanson |