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melancholy noun /ˈmelənkəli/, /ˈmelənkɒli/ /ˈmelənkɑːli/ [uncountable] (literary) jump to other results - a feeling of being very sad that lasts for a long time and often cannot be explained
- A mood of melancholy descended on us.
- There is a brooding melancholy in his black and white photography.
Topics Feelingsc2Word 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.
melancholy adjective /ˈmelənkəli/, /ˈmelənkɒli/ /ˈmelənkɑːli/ (literary) jump to other results - very sad or making you feel very sad synonym mournful, sombre
- melancholy thoughts/memories
- The melancholy song died away.
Extra Examples- I grew very melancholy and weary.
- He was a tall man with a long, melancholy face.
- She was in a melancholy mood.
Topics Feelingsc2Oxford Collocations DictionaryMelancholy is used with these nouns: - disposition
- expression
- melody
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See full entry Word 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.
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