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MELANCHOLIC
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone subject to melancholia
Synonyms:
melancholiac; melancholic
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("melancholic" is a kind of...):
depressive (someone suffering psychological depression)
Derivation:
melancholic (characterized by or causing or expressing sadness)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Characterized by or causing or expressing sadness
Example:
we acquainted him with the melancholy truth
Synonyms:
melancholic; melancholy
Classified under:
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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