LookItUpmelancholy
Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /ˈmɛlənˌkɑli/ · UK /ˈmelənkəli/
melancholy means: A deep, quiet sadness, often while thinking about your life or the past.
noun
A deep, quiet sadness, often while thinking about your life or the past.
- A quiet melancholy filled the room.
- Old photographs brought a sense of melancholy.
- He could not explain his sudden melancholy.
adjective
Feeling deeply and quietly sad.
- She felt melancholy that evening.
- He became melancholy after his friend left.
- Why do you seem so melancholy today?
Making you feel deeply and quietly sad.
- It was a melancholy song.
- The film tells a melancholy story of lost love.
- A melancholy tune drifted through the empty house.
Questions about melancholy
What does melancholy mean?
A deep, quiet sadness, often while thinking about your life or the past.
What is melancholy in other languages?
Türkçe: hüzün · Español: melancolía · Français: mélancolie · Deutsch: Melancholie · Italiano: malinconia · 日本語: 憂うつ
How do you pronounce melancholy?
In American English /ˈmɛlənˌkɑli/; in British English /ˈmelənkəli/.
How do you use melancholy in a sentence?
A quiet melancholy filled the room. Old photographs brought a sense of melancholy.
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