C2noun · countable / uncountable · rare

melancholy

melancholy · melancholies

меланхолія

меланхолия

Melancholie, Wehmut, Schwermut

Black bile, formerly thought to be one of the four "cardinal humours" of animal bodiesBlack bile, formerly thought to be one of the four "cardinal humours" of animal bodies.

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UK/ˈmɛlənkəli/US/ˈmɛl.ənˌkɑ.li/

» In winter, I often suffer from melancholy.

Зимой я часто впадаю в меланхолию.

Взимку я часто страждаю на меланхолію.

Meaning

2 senses

(countable, historical, uncountable)Black bile, formerly thought to be one of the four "cardinal humours" of animal bodies.
(countable, uncountable)Great sadness or depression, especially of a thoughtful or introspective nature.
Melancholie, Schwermut, Wehmut
меланхо́лияmelanxólija
меланхоліяmelanxolija
a feeling of thoughtful sadness

Examples

46 sentences

In winter, I often suffer from melancholy.
Взимку я часто страждаю на меланхолію. — deniko
ruЗимой я часто впадаю в меланхолию. — whatnot
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Tom can't tell the difference between melancholy and depression.
Том не відрізняє меланхолію від депресії. — deniko
ruТом не знает разницу между грустью и депрессией. — odexed
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Her words were filled with melancholy.
ruЕё слова были наполнены грустью. — odexed
deIhre Worte waren voller Melancholie. — Merle
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Autumn is the most melancholy season.
ruОсень — самое меланхоличное время года. — Wezel
deDer Herbst ist die melancholischste Jahreszeit. — Esperantostern
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Your face is marked with melancholy.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

Sadness or depression:

Русский

By meaning 1

Sadness or depression:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

Sadness or depression:

Origin

From Middle English malencolie, from Old French melancolie, from Ancient Greek μελαγχολία

From Middle English malencolie, from Old French melancolie, from Ancient Greek μελαγχολία (melankholía, “atrabiliousness”) (from μέλας (mélas), μελαν- (melan-, “black, dark, murky”) + χολή (kholḗ, “bile”)), referring to the humour which ancient Hippocratic and later Galenic medicine associated with sadness and despondency. Compare the Latin ātra bīlis (“black bile”). The adjectival use is a Middle English innovation, perhaps influenced by the suffixes -y, -ly. Doublet of melancholia.

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