melancholy, adj.
freq. cnt. 3
freq. cnt. 3
characterized by or causing or expressing sadness
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3
melancholic melancholy
sample sentences
"growing more melancholy every hour""her melancholic smile"
"we acquainted him with the melancholy truth"
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grave or even gloomy in character
<adj.all>
melancholy somber sombre
sample sentences
"solemn and mournful music""a suit of somber black"
"a somber mood"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
similar to