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Melancholiac

noun/mˌɛləŋkˈoʊliˌæk/
Definition
someone subject to melancholia
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/mˌɛləŋkˈoʊliˌæk/
🇬🇧British English
/mˌɛləŋkˈəʊliˌak/
🇮🇳Indian English
/mˌɛləŋkˈəʊliˌak/
4 syllables Say it as /mˌɛləŋkˈoʊliˌæk/.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Word Forms
melancholicadjectivecharacterized by or causing or expressing sadness
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
melancholisch
jemand, der melancholisch ist
🇫🇷French
mélancolique
quelqu'un sujet à la mélancolie
🇪🇸Spanish
melancólico
alguien sujeto a la melancolía
🇮🇹Italian
malinconico
qualcuno soggetto alla malinconia
🇳🇱Dutch
melancholisch
iemand die onderhevig is aan melancholie
🇵🇹Portuguese
melancólico
alguém sujeito à melancolia
🇷🇺Russian
меланхолик
кто-то подвержен меланхолии
India
🇮🇳Hindi
उदासी
कोई उदासी से ग्रस्त है
🇮🇳Tamil
மனச்சோர்வு
மனச்சோர்வுக்கு உட்பட்ட ஒருவர்
🇮🇳Telugu
మెలంకోలియాక్
ఎవరైనా మెలాంకోలియాకు లోబడి ఉంటారు
🇮🇳Marathi
खिन्न
कोणीतरी खिन्नतेच्या अधीन आहे
🇮🇳Gujarati
ખિન્ન
કોઈ વ્યક્તિ મેલાન્કોલિયાને પાત્ર છે
🇮🇳Kannada
ವಿಷಣ್ಣತೆ
ಯಾರಾದರೂ ವಿಷಣ್ಣತೆಗೆ ಒಳಗಾಗುತ್ತಾರೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
വിഷാദരോഗം
വിഷാദരോഗത്തിന് വിധേയനായ ഒരാൾ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਉਦਾਸੀ
ਕੋਈ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਉਦਾਸੀ ਦੇ ਅਧੀਨ ਹੈ
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
忧郁的
患有忧郁症的人
🇯🇵Japanese
憂鬱な
メランコリーになりやすい人
🇰🇷Korean
우울증 환자
우울증에 걸린 사람
🇻🇳Vietnamese
u sầu
ai đó mắc chứng u sầu
🇹🇭Thai
เศร้าโศก
คนที่เป็นโรคซึมเศร้า
🇮🇩Indonesian
melankolis
seseorang terkena melankolia
🇵🇭Filipino
mapanglaw
isang taong napapailalim sa melancholia
🇲🇾Malay
melankolik
seseorang yang mengalami melankolia
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
حزين
شخص عرضة للكآبة
🇮🇷Persian
مالیخولیایی
کسی که در معرض مالیخولیا است
🇹🇷Turkish
melankolik
melankoliye maruz kalan biri
🇮🇱Hebrew
מלנכולי
מישהו נתון למלנכוליה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'melancholiac'?
The primary meaning of 'melancholiac' is 'someone subject to melancholia'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'melancholiac' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'melancholiac' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'melancholiac' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'melancholiac' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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