
[Middle English melancolie, from Old French, from Late Latin melancholia, from Greek melankholiā : melās, melan-, black + kholē, bile.]
melancholily mel'an·chol'i·ly adv.
noun
adjective
Definition: depression, sadness
Antonyms: cheer, cheerfulness, happiness, joy
Never give way to melancholy; resist it steadily, for the habit will encroach.
— Sydney Smith (1771-1845)
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Quotes:
"Melancholy is at the bottom of everything, just as at the end of all rivers is the sea. Can it be otherwise in a world where nothing lasts, where all that we have loved or shall love must die? Is death, then, the secret of life? The gloom of an eternal mourning enwraps, more or less closely, every serious and thoughtful soul, as night enwraps the universe."
- Henri Frederic Amiel
"Melancholy, indeed, should be diverted by every means but drinking."
- Samuel Johnson
"Sweet bird, that shun the noise of folly, most musical, most melancholy!"
- John Milton
Dansk (Danish)
n. - melankoli, tungsind, sørgmodighed
adj. - melankolsk
Nederlands (Dutch)
melancholie, weemoed, zwaarmoedigheid, melancholisch, droefgeestig, zwaarmoedig
Français (French)
n. - mélancolie
adj. - mélancolique
Deutsch (German)
n. - Melancholie, Schwermut
adj. - melancholisch, schwermütig
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μελαγχολία
adj. - μελαγχολικός
Italiano (Italian)
malinconia, nostalgia, tristezza, malinconico
Português (Portuguese)
n. - melancolia (f)
adj. - melancólico
Русский (Russian)
уныние, мрачный
Español (Spanish)
n. - tristeza, nostalgia, morriña, desolación, melancolía
adj. - melancólico, triste, deprimente, que causa tristeza o depresión
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - melankoli
adj. - melankolisk, sorglig
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
忧郁, 愁思, 悲哀, 忧郁的, 愁思的, 使人悲伤的
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 憂鬱, 愁思, 悲哀
adj. - 憂鬱的, 愁思的, 使人悲傷的
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 침울
adj. - 슬픈, 우울하게 하는
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 憂鬱, 沈思, 黒胆汁, 黒胆汁質
adj. - 憂鬱な, 物思いに沈んだ
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) كئيب, حزين (صفه) سودوائي
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - מלנכוליה, מרה שחורה
adj. - מדכא, מדוכא, עצוב
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