however flat and melancholious it [marriage] be
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Melancholious
Synonyms for "melancholious" (364 found)
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Strong matches (109)
despairdesperationdespondencydespondentdiscomposingdisconsolatedisconsolatenessdismaldispiriteddispiritednessdisquietingdisturbingdolefuldolordolorousdourdowncastdownhearteddownheartednessdreary
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dumpishdumpishnessdumpsengrossmentennuiextremityfed upfed-upfed-upnessforlornfrowningfunerealfunkygentle melancholygloomgloominessgloomygloweringglumglumnessgood and tiredgriefgrimgrimnessgrumgrumnessheartacheheartbrokenheavyheavy heartheavyheartedheavyheartednesshopelesshurtinfelicityirkedjadedjadednessjoyless
Noun(10 words)
Related words (182)
Adjective(52 words)
lachrymoselamentablelife-wearinesslife-wearylowlow-spiritedloweringlugubriouslugubriousnessmalaisemelancholiamelancholinessmiserablemiserablenessmiserymoanfulmoodinessmoodishmoodishnessmoody
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mopeymopingmopishmopishnessmorbidmorosemorosenessmournfulmournfulnessmourningmouthmumpishmusingpensiveperturbingpessimisticpiteouspityplaintivepoignantpreoccupationprofound thoughtprostrationreflectivereflectivenessreverieromantic melancholyruefulsadsaddenedsaddeningsatiatedsatiationsatietyscowlingsicksick ofsombroussorrowsorrowfulsorrowfulnesssorryspeculativenessspleenspleneticstudysuicidal despairsulkinesssulkysullensullennesssurlinesssurlytaedium vitaetediumthoughtfulthoughtfulnesstiredtired oftired of livingtired to deathtirednesstragictristetristfultristfulnessunhappinessunhappywailfulweariedwearifulwearifulnesswearinesswearyweary unto deathwistfulwistfulnesswoewoebegonewoefulwoefulnessworld wearyworld-wearinessworld-wearywretchedness
Noun(22 words)
malaisemelancholiamirthlessmiserymishappinessmournnonchalanceprosternationregretremorserueruthsadnesssorrowsorrowfulnesstristessetristfulnessundelightunhappinesswoe
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Adjective(3 words)
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O, a’ ye Bards on bonie Doon! / An’ vvha on Ayr your chanters tune! / Come, join the melancholious croon / O’ Robin’s reed! / His heart vvill never get aboon! / His Mailie’s dead!
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