Definition of melancholy

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Melancholy (n.) Depression of spirits; a gloomy state continuing a considerable time; deep dejection; gloominess.

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Mood :: Mood (n.) Temper of mind; temporary state of the mind in regard to passion or feeling; humor; as, a melancholy mood; a suppliant mood..
Pensive :: Pensive (a.) Thoughtful, sober, or sad; employed in serious reflection; given to, or favorable to, earnest or melancholy musing..
Melancholy :: Melancholy (a.) Depressed in spirits; dejected; gloomy dismal.
Melancholic :: Melancholic (a.) Given to melancholy; depressed; melancholy; dejected; unhappy.
Melancholist :: Melancholist (n.) One affected with melancholy or dejection.
Sorry :: Sorry (a.) Melancholy; dismal; gloomy; mournful.
Moody :: Moody (superl.) Hence: Out of humor; peevish; angry; fretful; also, abstracted and pensive; sad; gloomy; melancholy..
Atrabiliary :: Atrabiliary (a.) Melancholic or hypohondriac; atrabilious; -- from the supposed predominance of black bile, to the influence of which the ancients attributed hypochondria, melancholy, and mania..
Blue :: Blue (pl.) Low spirits; a fit of despondency; melancholy.
Melancholy :: Melancholy (n.) Ill nature.
Dejection :: Dejection (n.) Lowness of spirits occasioned by grief or misfortune; mental depression; melancholy.
Melancholious :: Melancholious (a.) Melancholy.
Dumpish :: Dumpish (a.) Dull; stupid; sad; moping; melancholy.
Melancholy :: Melancholy (a.) Favorable to meditation; somber.
Downcast :: Downcast (n.) Downcast or melancholy look.
Melancholian :: Melancholian (n.) A person affected with melancholy; a melancholic.
Melancholy :: Melancholy (n.) Pensive maditation; serious thoughtfulness.
Blue :: Blue (superl.) Low in spirits; melancholy; as, to feel blue..
Spleenish :: Spleenful (a.) Displaying, or affected with, spleen; angry; fretful; melancholy..
Melancholiness :: Melancholiness (n.) The state or quality of being melancholy.
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