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Melancholy

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Definitions for Melancholy

noun
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
noun
a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed
noun
a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy
Synonyms
black bile
adjective
characterized by or causing or expressing sadness
Synonyms
Examples
  1. growing more melancholy every hour
  2. her melancholic smile
  3. we acquainted him with the melancholy truth
adjective
grave or even gloomy in character
Synonyms
Examples
  1. solemn and mournful music
  2. a suit of somber black
  3. a somber mood

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