Definition of melancholy

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  • melancholy is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 20
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Definition of melancholy

  • characterized by or causing or expressing sadness (adjective)

    Examples

    1. growing more melancholy every hour
    2. we acquainted him with the melancholy truth

    Synonyms

    1. melancholic
  • grave or even gloomy in character (adjective)

    Synonyms

    1. somber
    2. sombre
  • a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. black bile
  • a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed (noun)
  • a feeling of thoughtful sadness (noun)

See definition of melancholy in Merriam Webster