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- [mel-uh n-kol-ik]
- /ˌmɛl ənˈkɒl ɪk/
- /ˌmel.əŋˈkɒl.ɪk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mel-uh n-kol-ik]
- /ˌmɛl ənˈkɒl ɪk/
Definitions of melancholic word
- adjective melancholic disposed to or affected with melancholy; gloomy. 1
- adjective melancholic of, relating to, or affected with melancholia. 1
- noun melancholic Filled with or affected by melancholy—great sadness or depression, especially of a thoughtful or introspective nature. 1
- adjective melancholic sad, depressed 1
- noun melancholic sb who is often sad 1
- adjective melancholic If you describe someone or something as melancholic, you mean that they are very sad. 0
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Origin of melancholic
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English melancolik < Latin melancholicus < Greek melancholikós. See melancholy, -ic
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Parts of speech for Melancholic
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
melancholic popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for melancholic
adj melancholic
- melancholy — sober thoughtfulness; pensiveness.
- lugubrious — mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner: lugubrious songs of lost love.
- gloomy — dark or dim; deeply shaded: gloomy skies.
- wistful — characterized by melancholy; longing; yearning.
- blue — Something that is blue is the colour of the sky on a sunny day.
adjective melancholic
- miserable — wretchedly unhappy, uneasy, or uncomfortable: miserable victims of war.
- forlorn — desolate or dreary; unhappy or miserable, as in feeling, condition, or appearance.
- sorrowful — full of or feeling sorrow; grieved; sad.
- lamenting — to feel or express sorrow or regret for: to lament his absence.
- nostalgic — experiencing or exhibiting nostalgia, a sentimental or wistful yearning for the happiness felt in a former place, time, or situation.
Antonyms for melancholic
adj melancholic
- cheerful — Someone who is cheerful is happy and shows this in their behaviour.
- joyful — full of joy, as a person or one's heart; glad; delighted.
- honest — honorable in principles, intentions, and actions; upright and fair: an honest person.
- happy — delighted, pleased, or glad, as over a particular thing: to be happy to see a person.
- gay — of, relating to, or exhibiting sexual desire or behavior directed toward a person or persons of one's own sex; homosexual: a gay couple. Antonyms: straight.
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