Definition of melancholy

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Melancholy (n.) Depression of spirits; a gloomy state continuing a considerable time; deep dejection; gloominess.

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Melancholic :: Melancholic (a.) Given to melancholy; depressed; melancholy; dejected; unhappy.
Vapor :: Vapor (n.) An old name for hypochondria, or melancholy; the blues..
Fell :: Fell (a.) Gall; anger; melancholy.
Melancholy :: Melancholy (n.) Pensive maditation; serious thoughtfulness.
Lycanthropy :: Lycanthropy (n.) A kind of erratic melancholy, in which the patient imagines himself a wolf, and imitates the actions of that animal..
Melancholic :: Melancholic (n.) A gloomy state of mind; melancholy.
Mood :: Mood (n.) Temper of mind; temporary state of the mind in regard to passion or feeling; humor; as, a melancholy mood; a suppliant mood..
Melancholize :: Melancholize (v. t.) To make melancholy.
Moody :: Moody (superl.) Hence: Out of humor; peevish; angry; fretful; also, abstracted and pensive; sad; gloomy; melancholy..
Melancholy :: Melancholy (n.) Ill nature.
Deep :: Deep (superl.) Profound; thorough; complete; unmixed; intense; heavy; heartfelt; as, deep distress; deep melancholy; deep horror..
Melancholy :: Melancholy (a.) Producing great evil and grief; causing dejection; calamitous; afflictive; as, a melancholy event..
Melancholist :: Melancholist (n.) One affected with melancholy or dejection.
Dumpish :: Dumpish (a.) Dull; stupid; sad; moping; melancholy.
Dejection :: Dejection (n.) Lowness of spirits occasioned by grief or misfortune; mental depression; melancholy.
Spleen :: Spleen (n.) Melancholy; hypochondriacal affections.
Hippish :: Hippish (a.) Somewhat hypochondriac; melancholy. See Hyppish.
Atrabiliary :: Atrabiliary (a.) Melancholic or hypohondriac; atrabilious; -- from the supposed predominance of black bile, to the influence of which the ancients attributed hypochondria, melancholy, and mania..
Melancholily :: Melancholily (adv.) In a melancholy manner.
Sombre :: Sombre (a.) Melancholy; sad; grave; depressing; as, a somber person; somber reflections..
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