Melancholic — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

someone subject to melancholia

characterized by or causing or expressing sadness

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˌɛləŋkˈɑːlɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/mˌɛləŋkˈɒlɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˌɛləŋkˈɒlɪk/

4 syllables Say it as /mˌɛləŋkˈɑːlɪk/.

Examples

growing more melancholy every hour
her melancholic smile
we acquainted him with the melancholy truth

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

melancholiac melancholy

Parts of Speech

noun	someone subject to melancholia
adjective	characterized by or causing or expressing sadness “growing more melancholy every hour”

Word Forms

melancholic	adjective	characterized by or causing or expressing sadness
melancholic	noun	someone subject to melancholia
melancholia	noun	extreme depression characterized by tearful sadness and irrational fears

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

меланхоличный

кто-то подвержен меланхолии

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उदास

कोई उदासी से ग्रस्त है

🇧🇩Bengali

বিষন্ন

কেউ বিষণ্ণতার শিকার

🇮🇳Tamil

மனச்சோர்வு

மனச்சோர்வுக்கு உட்பட்ட ஒருவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

మెలంచోలిక్

ఎవరైనా మెలాంకోలియాకు లోబడి ఉంటారు

🇮🇳Marathi

उदास

कोणीतरी खिन्नतेच्या अधीन आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખિન્ન

કોઈ વ્યક્તિ મેલાન્કોલિયાને પાત્ર છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಷಣ್ಣತೆಯ

ಯಾರಾದರೂ ವಿಷಣ್ಣತೆಗೆ ಒಳಗಾಗುತ್ತಾರೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിഷാദരോഗം

വിഷാദരോഗത്തിന് വിധേയനായ ഒരാൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉਦਾਸ

ਕੋਈ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਉਦਾਸੀ ਦੇ ਅਧੀਨ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

اداس

کوئی شخص میلانچولیا کا شکار ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

忧郁的

患有忧郁症的人

🇯🇵Japanese

メランコリック

メランコリーになりやすい人

🇰🇷Korean

우울한

우울증에 걸린 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

u sầu

ai đó mắc chứng u sầu

🇹🇭Thai

เศร้าโศก

คนที่เป็นโรคซึมเศร้า

🇮🇩Indonesian

melankolik

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

בַּעַל מָרָה שְׁחוֹרָה

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