Definitions | melancholy |
| noun (melancholies)
- (obsolete) Great sadness or depression; gloom.
- (dated) black bile
adjective
- Affected with great sadness or depression.
Etymology: From Ancient Greek (melancholia) " atrabiliousness", from - (melas, melan-) "black, dark, murky" + (chole) "bile".
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