Thesaurus: melancholy

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1. n. Depression of spirits; a gloomy state continuing a considerable time; deep dejection; gloominess.
2. n. Great and continued depression of spirits, amounting to mental unsoundness; melancholia.
3. n. Pensive maditation; serious thoughtfulness.
4. n. Ill nature.
5. a. Depressed in spirits; dejected; gloomy dismal.
6. a. Producing great evil and grief; causing dejection; calamitous; afflictive; as, a melancholy event.
7. a. Somewhat deranged in mind; having the jugment impaired.
8. a. Favorable to meditation; somber.
9. adj. characterized by or causing or expressing sadness
10. adj. grave or even gloomy in character
11. n. a feeling of thoughtful sadness
12. n. a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed