MELANCHOLY


Meaning of MELANCHOLY in English

I . n.

Dejection, depression, gloominess, sadness, gloom, despondency, hypochondria, blues, blue devils, dumps, vapors, low spirits, depression of spirits.

II . a.

1.

Dejected, dispirited, depressed, sad, sorrowful, unhappy, disconsolate, doleful, dismal, lugubrious, moody, gloomy, hypochondriac, dumpish, mopish, glum, downcast, desponding, down-hearted, low-spirited, cast down, in the dumps, down in the mouth, out of sorts, lackadaisical, atrabilious, blue hippish.

2.

Calamitous, afflictive, unfortunate, unlucky.

3.

Grave, gloomy, sombre, dark, quiet, sad.

Soule. Dictionary of English synonyms.      Словарь английских синонимов.