Melancholy (noun)

  1. A feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause.
  2. A feeling of sadness, pensiveness, or depression.
  3. A feeling of dejection, sorrow or forlornness.

Origin:

Late middle english: via old french from latin melancholia, from greek melankholia, from melas, melan- "black" + kholē "bile" (formerly believed to be a cause of depression). the word originally denoted a disorder characterized by abnormal amounts of black bile in the body; the sense "gloomy state of mind" dates from the early 17th century.

Examples:

  1. She felt a sense of melancholy as she thought about her past.
  2. The music had a melancholy tone.
  3. The gloomy weather added to the melancholy atmosphere.
  4. The painting had a melancholic subject matter.
  5. The melancholic mood of the poem reflects the poet's feelings.
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