melancholy as in characterized by or causing or expressing sadness
- "growing more melancholy every hour"
- "her melancholic smile"
- "we acquainted him with the melancholy truth"
Synonyms
- melancholiccharacterized by or causing or expressing sadness; someone subject to melancholia
melancholy as in grave or even gloomy in character
- "solemn and mournful music"
- "a suit of somber black"
- "a somber mood"
Synonyms
- somberlacking brightness or color; grave or even gloomy in character
- sombrelacking brightness or color; grave or even gloomy in character
melancholy as in a feeling of thoughtful sadness
melancholy as in a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed
melancholy as in a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy
Synonyms
- black bilea humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy