nnoun.feelinga feeling of thoughtful sadnessHypernyms:sadness unhappiness
Inherited Hypernyms:melancholysadnessfeelingstateattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:Weltschmerzbroodinggloomgloominessheavyheartednesspensivenesssombernesssombrenessworld-weariness
Full Hyponyms:gloomheavyheartednesspensivenessworld-weariness
nnoun.statea constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressedHypernyms:depression
Inherited Hypernyms:melancholydepressionpsychological stateconditionstateattributeabstractionentity
nnoun.bodya humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholySynset:black bile
Hypernyms:bodily fluid body fluid humor humour liquid body substance
Inherited Hypernyms:black bileliquid body substancebody substancesubstancematterphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:black bileliquid body substancebody substancesubstancepartrelationabstractionentity
adj satadj.allcharacterized by or causing or expressing sadnessSynset:melancholic
Examples:- growing more melancholy every hour
- her melancholic smile
- we acquainted him with the melancholy truth
Antonyms:glad
Derivationally Related Form:melancholiamelancholic
Inherited Hypernyms:melancholy
Similar to:sad
adj satadj.allgrave or even gloomy in characterSynset:somber sombre
Examples:- solemn and mournful music
- a suit of somber black
- a somber mood
Antonyms:cheerful
Derivationally Related Form:sombernesssombreness
Inherited Hypernyms:somber
Similar to:cheerless depressing uncheerful