melancholy

Letters that make melancholy

a, o, e, l, n, c, h, m, y are letters that make 'melancholy'

Words within melancholy

el, LAN, holy, elan, AN, la, ELA, EL, LA, ME, NC, Ho, La are words within 'melancholy'


5 possible definitions for 'melancholy'

Melancholy as "a feeling of thoughtful sadness"

Under this definition, melancholy is a noun and has the following properties:

melancholy as a type

'melancholy' can be a type of unhappiness, sadness.

Types of melancholy

somberness, sombreness, pensiveness, gloom, heavyheartedness, world-weariness, brooding, gloominess, Weltschmerz are types of 'melancholy'.


Melancholy as "a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed"

Under this definition, melancholy is a noun and has the following properties:

melancholy as a type

'melancholy' can be a type of depression.


Melancholy as "a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy"

Under this definition, melancholy is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

black bile has the same meaning as melancholy

melancholy as a type

'melancholy' can be a type of humour, humor, liquid body substance, bodily fluid, body fluid.


Melancholy as "characterized by or causing or expressing sadness"

Under this definition, melancholy is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

melancholic has the same meaning as melancholy

Derivatives of melancholy

melancholiac, melancholic, melancholia are derivatives of 'melancholy'.

Similar to melancholy

sad is similar to melancholy.

Example of melancholy used within this context

"growing more melancholy every hour", "her melancholic smile", "we acquainted him with the melancholy truth"


Melancholy as "grave or even gloomy in character"

Under this definition, melancholy is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

somber, sombre have the same meaning as 'melancholy'

Derivatives of melancholy

graveness, gravity, soberness, somberness, sombreness, gloom, sobriety, gloominess are derivatives of 'melancholy'.

Similar to melancholy

depressing, cheerless, uncheerful are similar to 'melancholy'.



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