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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024mel•an•chol•y /ˈmɛlənˌkɑli/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Psychiatrya gloomy state of mind;
depression or dejection.
adj. - affected with melancholy;
depressed:a melancholy mood. - causing melancholy:a melancholy occasion.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mel•an•chol•y (mel′ən kol′ē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -chol•ies, adj. n. - Psychiatrya gloomy state of mind, esp. when habitual or prolonged;
depression. - sober thoughtfulness;
pensiveness. - [Archaic.]
- the condition of having too much black bile, considered in ancient and medieval medicine to cause gloominess and depression.
- black bile.
adj. - affected with, characterized by, or showing melancholy;
mournful;
depressed:a melancholy mood. - causing melancholy or sadness;
saddening:a melancholy occasion. - soberly thoughtful;
pensive.
- Greek melancholía condition of having black bile, equivalent. to melan- melan- + chol(é̄) bile + -ia -ia
- Late Latin melancholia
- Middle English melancholie 1275–1325
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged sadness, dejection, despondency.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged seriousness.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged gloomy, despondent, blue, dispirited, sorrowful, dismal, doleful, glum, downcast.
- 6.See corresponding entry in Unabridged serious.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged cheer, happiness.
- 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged happy.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: melancholy /ˈmɛlənkəlɪ/ n ( pl -cholies)- a constitutional tendency to gloominess or depression
- a sad thoughtful state of mind; pensiveness
- archaic a gloomy character, thought to be caused by too much black bile
- one of the four bodily humours; black bile
adj - characterized by, causing, or expressing sadness, dejection, etc
Etymology: 14th Century: via Old French from Late Latin melancholia, from Greek melankholia, from melas black + kholē bile |