Hence, loathed melancholy.
Source: tatoeba (19448)
Melancholy
//ˈmɛl.ənˌkɑ.li//
Synonyms for "melancholy" (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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4 entriesTranslations
84 translations across 50 languages.
Arabic
2 entries- سوداوية noun (Sadness or depression)
- مَنَخوليا noun (Sadness or depression)
Armenian
1 entries- մելամաղձություն noun (Sadness or depression)
Aromanian
1 entries- milanculii noun (Sadness or depression)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- melanxoliya noun (Sadness or depression)
Basque
1 entries- malenkonia noun (Sadness or depression)
Belarusian
1 entries- меланхолія noun (Sadness or depression)
Bulgarian
1 entries- меланхолия noun (Sadness or depression)
Catalan
1 entries- malenconia noun (Sadness or depression)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 悲哀 noun (Sadness or depression)
- 憂鬱 /忧郁 noun (Sadness or depression)
Czech
1 entries- melancholie noun (Sadness or depression)
Danish
2 entries- melankoli noun (Sadness or depression)
- vemod noun (Sadness or depression)
Dutch
2 entries- melancholie noun (Sadness or depression)
- weemoed noun (Sadness or depression)
Esperanto
1 entries- melankolio noun (Sadness or depression)
Estonian
1 entries- melanhoolia noun (Sadness or depression)
Finnish
4 entries- alakulo noun (Sadness or depression)
- apeus noun (Sadness or depression)
- melankolia noun (Sadness or depression)
- surumielisyys noun (Sadness or depression)
French
1 entries- mélancolie noun (Sadness or depression)
Galician
1 entries- melancolía noun (Sadness or depression)
German
3 entries- Melancholie noun (Sadness or depression)
- Schwermut noun (Sadness or depression)
- Wehmut noun (Sadness or depression)
Greek
1 entries- μελαγχολία noun (Sadness or depression)
Hebrew
2 entries- מְלַנְכּוֹלְיָה noun (Sadness or depression)
- מָרָה שְׁחוֹרָה noun (Sadness or depression)
Hungarian
1 entries- melankólia noun (Sadness or depression)
Icelandic
1 entries- þunglyndi noun (Sadness or depression)
Italian
1 entries- malinconia noun (Sadness or depression)
Japanese
2 entries- 憂鬱 noun (Sadness or depression)
- 鬱病 noun (Sadness or depression)
Korean
2 entries- 우울 noun (Sadness or depression)
- 침울 noun (Sadness or depression)
Latin
1 entries- melancholia noun (Sadness or depression)
Lithuanian
1 entries- melancholija noun (Sadness or depression)
Manchu
1 entries- ᠠᡴᠠᠴᡠᠨ noun (Sadness or depression)
Mongolian
1 entries- ухаан балартан noun (Sadness or depression)
Māori
2 entries- kainatu noun (Sadness or depression)
- rāwakiwaki noun (Sadness or depression)
Norwegian Bokmål
4 entries- melankoli noun (Sadness or depression)
- svartsyn noun (Sadness or depression)
- tungsinn noun (Sadness or depression)
- vemod noun (Sadness or depression)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- tunglynde noun (Sadness or depression)
Ottoman Turkish
2 entries- سودا noun (Sadness or depression)
- وحشت noun (Sadness or depression)
Persian
2 entries- مالنخولیا noun (Sadness or depression)
- مالیخولیا noun (Sadness or depression)
Polish
1 entries- melancholia noun (Sadness or depression)
Portuguese
1 entries- melancolia noun (Sadness or depression)
Romanian
2 entries- melancolie noun (Sadness or depression)
- tristețe noun (Sadness or depression)
Russian
1 entries- меланхо́лия noun (Sadness or depression)
Scottish Gaelic
4 entries- cianalas noun (Sadness or depression)
- dubhachas noun (Sadness or depression)
- dòlasachd noun (Sadness or depression)
- mulad noun (Sadness or depression)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- melanhòlija noun (Sadness or depression)
- melankòlija noun (Sadness or depression)
- меланколија noun (Sadness or depression)
- меланхолија noun (Sadness or depression)
Sicilian
1 entries- malancunìa noun (Sadness or depression)
Slovak
1 entries- melanchólia noun (Sadness or depression)
Slovene
1 entries- melanholija noun (Sadness or depression)
Spanish
2 entries- engurrio noun (Sadness or depression)
- melancolía noun (Sadness or depression)
Swedish
4 entries- melankoli noun (Sadness or depression)
- svårmod noun (Sadness or depression)
- tungsinne noun (Sadness or depression)
- vemod noun (Sadness or depression)
Tajik
1 entries- молихулиё noun (Sadness or depression)
Turkish
3 entries- durgunluk noun (Sadness or depression)
- hüzün noun (Sadness or depression)
- melankoli noun (Sadness or depression)
Ukrainian
1 entries- меланхолія noun (Sadness or depression)
Vietnamese
1 entries- trầm cảm noun (Sadness or depression)
Walloon
1 entries- miråcoleye noun (Sadness or depression)
Sample sentences
19 total sentences available.
We sensed a melancholy note in his voice.
Source: tatoeba (286980)
He was overcome by a feeling of melancholy.
Source: tatoeba (304427)
Her words were filled with melancholy.
Source: tatoeba (309262)
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