 melancholy |
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| 1. | [ noun ] a feeling of thoughtful sadness | |
| Related terms: | sadness pensiveness gloom world-weariness heavyheartedness | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] characterized by or causing or expressing sadness | |
| Synonyms: | melancholic | |
| Examples: | "growing more melancholy every hour" "her melancholic smile" "we acquainted him with the melancholy truth" |
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| Related terms: | sad | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (psychology) a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed | |
| Related terms: | depression | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (biology) a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy | |
| Synonyms: | black_bile | |
| Related terms: | humor liquid_body_substance | |
| Similar spelling: |
melancholic melancholia melancholiac melanchthon melanocyte Melanson Melancon melanosis |
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