Dictionary Check: melancholy

"melancholy" is a valid word!

Scrabble 20 points
Words with Friends 23 points

Definition

adjective

characterized by or causing or expressing sadness

Example: "growing more melancholy every hour"
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adjective

grave or even gloomy in character

Example: "a suit of somber black"
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noun

a feeling of thoughtful sadness

noun

a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed

noun

a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy

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