melancholy
has definitions from the fields of biology,psychology
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[ noun ] a feeling of thoughtful sadness
Used in print (Howard Nemerov, "Themes and Methods: The Early...)`` Gladius_Dei '' ( 1902 ) resembles `` The_Way_to_the_Churchyard '' in its representation of a conflict between light and dark , between `` Life '' and a spirit of criticism , negation , melancholy , but it goes considerably further in characterizing the elements of this conflict . (Tristram Coffin, Not to the Swift....)Like Mrs._Dalloway , with her regrets about Peter_Walsh , he had his moments of melancholy over a youth too well spent . (Whit Masterson, Evil Come, Evil Go....)Eliminating the patter and the upbeat numbers left little but blues and other songs of equal melancholy . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] characterized by or causing or expressing sadness
Synonyms Examples "growing more melancholy every hour" "her melancholic smile" "we acquainted him with the melancholy truth" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (psychology) a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed
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[ noun ] (biology) a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy
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