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melancholy
/ˈmɛlənˌkɑli/ · 10 letters · 9 distinct letters
- noun
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
- adjective
characterized by or causing or expressing sadness
growing more melancholy every hour
- 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
- adjective
grave or even gloomy in character
solemn and mournful music