melancholy
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The meaning (definition) of the word melancholy
a gentle feeling of sadness without a clear reason
The word melancholy used in a sentence
“Sky felt melancholy on the cloudy day for no reason.”
Words that mean the same as melancholy (synonyms)
sadnesssorrow
Words that mean the opposite of melancholy (antonyms)
happinessjoy
How the word melancholy is said around the world
| French | mélancolie (may-lahn-koh-LEE) |
| Spanish | melancolía (may-lahn-koh-LEE-ah) |
| Mandarin | 忧郁 (yoh yew) |
| Hindi | उदासी (uu-DAH-see) |
| Arabic | حزن (hoozn) |
| Russian | меланхолия (myee-lahn-KHOH-lyee-yah) |
| Portuguese (EU) | melancolia (may-luhnng-koo-LEE-uh) |
| Portuguese (BR) | melancolia (may-luhnng-koh-LEE-a) |
| Japanese | 憂鬱 (yu-u-U-tsu) |
| German | Melancholie (may-lahn-hyoh-LEE) |
| Urdu | اداسی (uu-DAH-see) |
| Punjabi | ਉਦਾਸੀ (uu-DAH-see) |
| Korean | 우울 (oo-L) |
| Hebrew | עֶצֶב (AY-tsayv) |
| Greek | μελαγχολία (may-lahng-khoh-LEE-ah) |
| Dutch | melancholie (may-lahn-khoh-LEE) |
| Tagalog | kalungkutan (kah-loong-KOO-tahn) |
| Vietnamese | u sầu (oo suhw) |
| Turkish | melankoli (may-lahn-koh-LI) |
| Persian | دلگرفتگی (del-ge-reft-EH-gee) |
| Polish | melancholia (me-lahn-KHAWL-yah) |
| Ukrainian | меланхолія (me-lahn-KHOH-lyee-yah) |
| Bengali | বিষণ্ণতা (BEE-shawn-naw-tah) |
| Swedish | melankoli (MAY-lahng-koo-lee) |
| Italian | malinconia (mah-leen-koh-NEE-ah) |
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