Melancholy

Tuesday 25^th October 2016

Melancholy - /ˈmɛlənkəli/

Noun 

1. [mass noun] A feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause. 
2. another term for melancholia (as a mental condition) 
3. historical another term for black bile

Adjective

1. Having a feeling of melancholy; sad and pensive. 
2. Causing or expressing sadness; depressing.

Example sentences

Noun

‘An air of melancholy surrounded him’

‘He had an ability to convey a sense of deep melancholy and yearning through much of his work’

‘At the centre of his music lies a profound melancholy and nostalgia’

Adjective

‘She felt a little melancholy’

‘A dark, melancholy young man with deep-set eyes’

‘The melancholy tone of her writing’

Origin

Middle English: from Old French melancolie, via late Latin from Greek melankholia, from melas, melan- black + kholē bile, an excess of which was formerly believed to cause depression.

Thanks to: www.oxforddictionaries.com