melancholic |
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| 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 |
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