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- Dictionarymelancholic/ˌmɛlənˈkɒlɪk/
adjective
- 1. feeling or expressing pensive sadness: "his work often has a wistful or melancholic mood"
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The meaning of MELANCHOLIC is of, relating to, or subject to melancholy : depressed. How to use melancholic in a sentence.
adjective. formal uk / ˌmel.əŋˈkɒl.ɪk / us / ˌmel.əŋˈkɑː.lɪk / Add to word list. expressing feelings of sadness: a melancholic expression. melancholic songs. Synonyms. melancholy. sad (NOT HAPPY) SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Feeling sad and unhappy. a long face idiom. abjection. angsty. be cut up idiom. be down in the mouth idiom.
Melancholic definition: disposed to or affected with melancholy; gloomy.. See examples of MELANCHOLIC used in a sentence.
Melancholic means thoughtfully sad — your summer could be melancholic if you spent the whole season feeling blue, or you might have a melancholic friend who seems sad even when he swears he's having a good time.
adjective. formal us / ˌmel.əŋˈkɑː.lɪk / uk / ˌmel.əŋˈkɒl.ɪk / Add to word list. expressing feelings of sadness: a melancholic expression. melancholic songs. Synonyms. melancholy. sad (NOT HAPPY) SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Feeling sad and unhappy. a long face idiom. abjection. angsty. be cut up idiom. be down in the mouth idiom.
If you describe someone or something as melancholic, you mean that they are very sad.
Definition of melancholic adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
