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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Gloom :: Gloom (n.) Cloudiness or heaviness of mind; melancholy; aspect of sorrow; low spirits; dullness.
Melancholily :: Melancholily (adv.) In a melancholy manner.
Plaintive :: Plaintive (n.) Expressive of sorrow or melancholy; mournful; sad.
Dumpish :: Dumpish (a.) Dull; stupid; sad; moping; melancholy.
Moody :: Moody (superl.) Hence: Out of humor; peevish; angry; fretful; also, abstracted and pensive; sad; gloomy; melancholy..
Melancholy :: Melancholy (a.) Somewhat deranged in mind; having the jugment impaired.
Melancholist :: Melancholist (n.) One affected with melancholy or dejection.
Dump :: Dump (v. t.) A dull, gloomy state of the mind; sadness; melancholy; low spirits; despondency; ill humor; -- now used only in the plural..
Dejection :: Dejection (n.) Lowness of spirits occasioned by grief or misfortune; mental depression; melancholy.
Spleget :: Spleeny (a.) Affected with nervous complaints; melancholy.
Gloomy :: Gloomy (superl.) Affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy; dejected; as, a gloomy temper or countenance..
Melancholize :: Melancholize (v. t.) To make melancholy.
Melancholy :: Melancholy (n.) Great and continued depression of spirits, amounting to mental unsoundness; melancholia..
Sadden :: Sadden (v. t.) To make grave or serious; to make melancholy or sorrowful.
Spleen :: Spleen (n.) Melancholy; hypochondriacal affections.
Atrabilarian :: Atrabilarian (n.) A person much given to melancholy; a hypochondriac.
Melancholy :: Melancholy (n.) Pensive maditation; serious thoughtfulness.
Atrabiliar :: Atrabiliar (a.) Melancholy; atrabilious.
Fit :: Fit (n.) A mood of any kind which masters or possesses one for a time; a temporary, absorbing affection; a paroxysm; as, a fit melancholy, of passion, or of laughter..
Atrabilarious :: Atrabilarious (a.) Affected with melancholy; atrabilious.
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