[ˈmɛlənk(ə)li], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause
(e.g: an air of melancholy surrounded him)


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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

[ˈmɛlənk(ə)li], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- having a feeling of melancholy; sad and pensive
(e.g: she felt a little melancholy)


Phrases:

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