melancholic
Filled with or affected by melancholy—great sadness or depression, especially of a…Filled with or affected by melancholy—great sadness or depression, especially of a thoughtful or introspective nature.
» She creates verses each time she's melancholic.
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3 sensesFilled with or affected by melancholy—great sadness or depression, especially of a thoughtful or introspective nature.
melancholisch, schwermütig
меланхоли́ческийmelanxolíčeskij, меланхоли́чныйmelanxolíčnyj
меланхо́лічнийmelanxóličnyj
(dated)Pertaining to black bile (melancholy).
Pertaining to the melancholic temperament or its associated personality traits.
- characterized by or causing or expressing sadness
Examples
7 sentencesShe creates verses each time she's melancholic.
She was sitting on the quay and playing a melancholic tune on her harmonica.
Her tone is melancholic.
Sometimes he's happy, sometimes melancholic.
Tamara seemed like a soul in despair since she was always lonely, downcast, and melancholic.
Translations
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Origin
From Latin melancholicus, from Ancient Greek μελαγχολικός (melankholikós, “atrabilious, imFrom Latin melancholicus, from Ancient Greek μελαγχολικός (melankholikós, “atrabilious, impulsive, of atrabilious or melancholic temperament”), from μελαγχολία (melankholía, “melancholy”). By surface analysis, melancholy + -ic.
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Forms
more melancholic, most melancholic| Comparative | more melancholic Lesson |
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| Superlative | most melancholic Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
86 synonyms- characterized by or causing or expressing sadness:melancholy
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
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