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melancholy
adjective
noun
grave or even gloomy in character
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 10
- Starts with
- M
- Ends with
- Y
- Contains
- ELANCHOL
- Scrabble score
- 20
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
ˈmelənkəli
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Meaning
Definitions
adjective
grave or even gloomy in character
“a suit of somber black”
adjective
characterized by or causing or expressing sadness
“growing more melancholy every hour”
noun
a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy
noun
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
noun
a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed
In context
Example Sentences
a suit of somber black
a somber mood
growing more melancholy every hour
her melancholic smile
we acquainted him with the melancholy truth
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