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Meanings of melancholy in anglès

Grave or even gloomy in character.

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Characterized by or causing or expressing sadness.

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A humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy.

Usage of melancholy in anglès
1
London producer James Mathé's way with melancholy continues to serve him well.
The Irish Times
2
My eyes are the colour of burned wine; in them lives melancholy.
The Little Dream: An Allegory in Six Scenes
3
Maloof took one last melancholy look at his new ceiling, and left.
The Golem and the Jinni
4
I am; and it is the most melancholy journey I ever attempted.
Hatchie, the Guardian Slave; or, The Heiress of Bellevue / A Tal...
5
The greatness of the affair terrified him; yet its melancholy drew him.
Come Rack! Come Rope!
6
She'd been real melancholy in the fall-religiousmelancholy-itran in her family.
Anne's House of Dreams
7
The essence of all human melancholy is in the sentiment of farewells.
John Splendid: The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars...
8
And that was to Andrew the most melancholy sound in the world.
Way of the Lawless
9
The disposition of a melancholy lover is in the utmost degree variable.
Damon and Delia: A Tale
10
The artist of the melancholy trade was at work in his yard.
Night and Morning, Volume 4
11
Her weeping voice melted in the melancholy sobbing of the aureate sea.
The Eternal Maiden
12
The melancholy pleasure he shall have in the perusal of her papers.
Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 7
13
But the melancholy of the past has no permanent place in Bible-study.
Philippian Studies / Lessons in Faith and Love from St. Paul's E...
14
In Portugal, the interest of king Charles wore a very melancholy aspect.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.II. / Continued fro...
15
In hers was the same veiled, restless melancholy as in his own.
The Marriage of William Ashe
16
Weber smiled in rather melancholy fashion, and said in a low tone:
The Forest of Swords: A Story of Paris and the Marne
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Melancholy through the time
Melancholy across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Less common
United States of America
Rare