melancholy

melancholy /,melənkəli/
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    Xem thêm: black bile, melancholic, somber, sombre



    melancholy

    Từ điển WordNet

      n.

    • a feeling of thoughtful sadness
    • a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed
    • a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy; black bile

      adj.

    • characterized by or causing or expressing sadness; melancholic

      growing more melancholy every hour

      her melancholic smile

      we acquainted him with the melancholy truth

    • grave or even gloomy in character; somber, sombre

      solemn and mournful music

      a suit of somber black

      a somber mood


    English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

    melancholies
    syn.: blue depressing dismal gloomy pensive sad wistful

    ant.: cheerful delightful gay happy merry pleasant