- nounmelancholy (noun)
- a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause:"an air of melancholy surrounded him" · "he had an ability to convey a sense of deep melancholy and yearning through much of his work" · "at the center of his music lies a profound melancholy and nostalgia"
- another term for melancholia (as a mental condition)
- historicalanother term for black bile
adjectivemelancholy (adjective)- having a feeling of melancholy; sad and pensive:"she felt a little melancholy" · "the dog has a melancholy expression"
- causing or expressing sadness; depressing:"the study makes melancholy if instructive reading"
OriginMiddle English: from Old French melancolie, via late Latin from Greek melankholia, from melas, melan- ‘black’ + kholē ‘bile’, an excess of which was formerly believed to cause depression.Similar and Opposite Wordsnoun- a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause:
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Essence of Melancholy
Evolution of understanding melancholy✕Evolution of understanding melancholyOrganizing and summarizing search results for you- Melancholy: A state of deep, pensive sadness.
- Origin: From the Greek 'melancholia', meaning an excess of black bile.
- Description: A mood of sadness or reflective state, often without a specific cause.
- Association: Linked with beauty in sadness or contemplation13.
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