- melancholy⇄adj. 1. sad; gloomy; depressed in spirits.
Ex. A melancholy person is not very good company.
(SYN) depressed, despondent, downcast.
2. causing sadness; depressing; dismal.
Ex. a melancholy smile.
3. lamentable; deplorable - melancholy⇄melancholy, noun, pl.-cholies,adjective.
- melancholy⇄noun 1. low spirits; sadness; tendency to be sad.
Ex. The chronic melancholy which is taking hold of the civilized races ... (Thomas Hardy).
(SYN) depression, dejection, gloominess.
2. sober thoughtfulness; pensiveness.
Ex. I ..