black bile
чёрная желчь
schwarze Galle
One of the four humours of ancient and mediaeval physiology, that was believed to be…One of the four humours of ancient and mediaeval physiology, that was believed to be secreted by the kidneys and spleen and to cause melancholy and sadness when present in excess.
Meaning
1 senses(historical, uncountable)One of the four humours of ancient and mediaeval physiology, that was believed to be secreted by the kidneys and spleen and to cause melancholy and sadness when present in excess.
schwarze Galle
чёрная желчьčórnaja želčʹ
a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy
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Origin
Calque of Latin ātra bīlis, itself a calque of Ancient Greek μελαγχολία (melankholía).Calque of Latin ātra bīlis, itself a calque of Ancient Greek μελαγχολία (melankholía).
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy:melancholy
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable