melancholy
melancholy is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 7 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Great and continued depression of spirits, amounting to mental unsoundness; melancholia.
- 2.Pensive maditation; serious thoughtfulness. [Obs.] "Hail, divinest Melancholy !" Milton.
- 3.Ill nature. [Obs.] Chaucer.
- 4.Depressed in spirits; dejected; gloomy dismal. Shak.
- 5.Producing great evil and grief; causing dejection; calamitous; afflictive; as, a melancholy event.
- 6.Somewhat deranged in mind; having the jugment impaired. [Obs.] Bp. Reynolds.
- 7.Favorable to meditation; somber. A pretty, melancholy seat, well wooded and watered. Evelin.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Synonyms (Webster's 1913)
- afflictive
- calamitous
- disconsolate
- dismal
- dispirited
- doleful
- downhearted
- gloomy
- heavy
- hypochondriac
- low-spirited
- sad
- unhappy
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is melancholy.
- What is great and continued depression of spirits, amounting to mental unsoundness; melancholia called?
- What is pensive maditation; serious thoughtfulness. [Obs.] "Hail, divinest Melancholy !" Milton called?
- What is depressed in spirits; dejected; gloomy dismal. Shak called?
- What is producing great evil and grief; causing dejection; calamitous; afflictive; as, a melancholy event called?
- What is somewhat deranged in mind; having the jugment impaired. [Obs.] Bp. Reynolds called?
- What is favorable to meditation; somber. A pretty, melancholy seat, well wooded and watered. Evelin called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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