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MELANCHOLIC

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Someone subject to melancholia

Synonyms:

melancholiac; melancholic

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("melancholic" is a kind of...):

depressive (someone suffering psychological depression)

Derivation:

melancholic (characterized by or causing or expressing sadness)

 II. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Characterized by or causing or expressing sadness

Example:

we acquainted him with the melancholy truth

Synonyms:

melancholic; melancholy

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

sad (experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness)

Derivation:

melancholia (extreme depression characterized by tearful sadness and irrational fears)

melancholic (someone subject to melancholia)

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