Definition of melancoly
1. melancholy [ n ] a feeling of thoughtful sadness
Used in print:(Howard Nemerov, "Themes and Methods: The Early...)
`` Gladius_Dei '' ( 1902 ) resembles `` The_Way_to_the_Churchyard '' in its representation of a conflict between light and dark , between `` Life '' and a spirit of criticism , negation , melancholy , but it goes considerably further in characterizing the elements of this conflict .
(Tristram Coffin, Not to the Swift....)
Like Mrs._Dalloway , with her regrets about Peter_Walsh , he had his moments of melancholy over a youth too well spent .
(Whit Masterson, Evil Come, Evil Go....)
Eliminating the patter and the upbeat numbers left little but blues and other songs of equal melancholy .
Synonyms melancholy Related Terms sadness pensiveness gloom world-weariness heavyheartedness2. melancholy [ a ] characterized by or causing or expressing sadness
Examples:
"growing more melancholy every hour"
"her melancholic smile"
"we acquainted him with the melancholy truth"
3. melancholy [ n ] a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed
Synonyms melancholy Related Terms depression4. melancholy [ n ] a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy
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