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melancholy - Dictionary definition and meaning for melancholy

MELANCHOLY

(noun) a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy
synonyms : black bile
Early physicians believed that the excess secretion of melancholy led to digestive disorders and delusion. -added by naila_inlas
(noun) a feeling of thoughtful sadness
He sank into deep melancholy after he failed his exams. -added by naila_inlas
(noun) a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed
He was prone to regular bouts of melancholy. -added by naila_inlas
(adj.) grave or even gloomy in character
"solemn and mournful music", "a suit of somber black", "a somber mood"
synonyms : somber , sombre
He was prone to regular bouts of melancholy. -added by naila_inlas
(adj.) characterized by or causing or expressing sadness
"growing more melancholy every hour", "her melancholic smile", "we acquainted him with the melancholy truth"
synonyms : melancholic

Mnemonics for melancholy

(Tag: Hindi) meli(dirty)+choly(skirt,frock)--bride got her choli dirty and so got gloomy due to that.
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(Tag: ) melancholy = mel(MAL)+ anchor + ly(adj)...when someeone receives a bad anchor on the tv show title..he/she becomes gloomy
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