Search Result:melancholy
KK Pronunciation
〔 ˋmєlәnˏkɑlI 〕
Pronunciation
〔 ˊmelәnkәli,-lәŋk- 〕
Overview of noun melancholy
The noun melancholy has 3 senses
- melancholy -- (a feeling of thoughtful sadness)
- melancholy -- (a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed)
- black bile, melancholy -- (a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy)
Overview of adj melancholy
The adj melancholy has 2 senses
- melancholy, melancholic -- (characterized by or causing or expressing sadness; "growing more melancholy every hour"; "her melancholic smile"; "we acquainted him with the melancholy truth")
- somber, sombre, melancholy -- (grave or even gloomy in character; "solemn and mournful music"; "a suit of somber black"; "a somber mood")