Melancholy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

Black bile, formerly thought to be one of the four "cardinal humours" of animal bodies.

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈmelənkəli/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈmelənkəli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈmelənkəli/

4 syllables Say it as /ˈmelənkəli/.

Examples

Melancholy people don't talk much.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

melancholic

Parts of Speech

noun	Black bile, formerly thought to be one of the four "cardinal humours" of animal bodies.
adjective	Affected with great sadness or depression. “Melancholy people don't talk much.”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Melancholie

Schwarze Galle galt früher als einer der vier „Kardinalsäfte“ des Tierkörpers.

🇫🇷French

mélancolie

La bile noire, autrefois considérée comme l'une des quatre « humeurs cardinales » du corps animal.

🇪🇸Spanish

melancolía

Bilis negra, antiguamente considerada uno de los cuatro "humores cardinales" de los cuerpos animales.

🇮🇹Italian

malinconia

Bile nera, precedentemente ritenuta uno dei quattro "umori cardinali" dei corpi animali.

🇳🇱Dutch

melancholie

Zwarte gal, waarvan vroeger werd gedacht dat het een van de vier ‘hoofdhumeuren’ van dierlijke lichamen was.

🇵🇹Portuguese

melancolia

Bílis negra, anteriormente considerada um dos quatro "humores cardeais" dos corpos dos animais.

🇷🇺Russian

меланхолия

Черная желчь, ранее считавшаяся одной из четырех «основных жидкостей» тел животных.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उदासी

काला पित्त, जिसे पहले जानवरों के शरीर के चार "मुख्य हास्य" में से एक माना जाता था।

🇧🇩Bengali

বিষাদ

কালো পিত্ত, পূর্বে প্রাণীদেহের চারটি "কার্ডিনাল হিউমার" এর মধ্যে একটি বলে মনে করা হতো।

🇮🇳Tamil

மனச்சோர்வு

கருப்பு பித்தம், விலங்கு உடல்களின் நான்கு "கார்டினல் ஹ்யூமர்களில்" ஒன்றாக கருதப்பட்டது.

🇮🇳Telugu

విచారము

నల్ల పిత్తం, జంతు శరీరాల యొక్క నాలుగు "కార్డినల్ హ్యూమర్స్"లో ఒకటిగా గతంలో భావించబడింది.

🇮🇳Marathi

खिन्नता

काळा पित्त, पूर्वी प्राण्यांच्या शरीरातील चार "कार्डिनल ह्युमर" पैकी एक मानला जात असे.

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખિન્નતા

કાળો પિત્ત, અગાઉ પ્રાણીઓના શરીરના ચાર "કાર્ડિનલ હ્યુમર"માંથી એક માનવામાં આવતો હતો.

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಷಣ್ಣತೆ

ಕಪ್ಪು ಪಿತ್ತರಸ, ಹಿಂದೆ ಪ್ರಾಣಿಗಳ ದೇಹಗಳ ನಾಲ್ಕು "ಕಾರ್ಡಿನಲ್ ಹಾಸ್ಯ"ಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದೆಂದು ಭಾವಿಸಲಾಗಿತ್ತು.

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിഷാദം

കറുത്ത പിത്തരസം, മൃഗങ്ങളുടെ ശരീരത്തിലെ നാല് "കാർഡിനൽ ഹ്യൂമറുകളിൽ" ഒന്നാണെന്ന് മുമ്പ് കരുതപ്പെട്ടിരുന്നു.

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉਦਾਸੀ

ਬਲੈਕ ਬਾਇਲ, ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਜਾਨਵਰਾਂ ਦੇ ਸਰੀਰ ਦੇ ਚਾਰ "ਮੁੱਖ ਹਾਸੇ" ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਇੱਕ ਮੰਨਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਸੀ।

🇵🇰Urdu

اداسی

بلیک بائل، جو پہلے جانوروں کے جسموں کے چار "کارڈینل ہیومر" میں سے ایک سمجھا جاتا تھا۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

忧郁的

黑胆汁，以前被认为是动物体的四种“主要体液”之一。

🇯🇵Japanese

憂鬱

黒胆汁は、以前は動物の体の 4 つの「主要体液」の 1 つであると考えられていました。

🇰🇷Korean

우울

흑담즙은 이전에 동물 신체의 4가지 "기본 체액" 중 하나로 여겨졌습니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

u sầu

Mật đen trước đây được cho là một trong bốn “dịch cốt yếu” của cơ thể động vật.

🇹🇭Thai

ความเศร้าโศก

น้ำดีสีดำ เดิมคิดว่าเป็นหนึ่งในสี่ "อารมณ์ขันที่สำคัญ" ของร่างกายสัตว์

🇮🇩Indonesian

kemurungan

Empedu hitam, sebelumnya dianggap sebagai salah satu dari empat "cairan utama" tubuh hewan.

🇵🇭Filipino

mapanglaw

Ang itim na apdo, na dating inakala na isa sa apat na "cardinal humor" ng mga katawan ng hayop.

🇲🇾Malay

sayu

Hempedu hitam, dahulunya dianggap sebagai salah satu daripada empat "lucu kardinal" badan haiwan.

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حزن

الصفراء السوداء، كان يُعتقد سابقًا أنها واحدة من "الأخلاط الأساسية" الأربعة لأجسام الحيوانات.

🇮🇷Persian

مالیخولیایی

صفرای سیاه که قبلاً تصور می شد یکی از چهار "طنز اصلی" بدن حیوانات است.

🇹🇷Turkish

melankoli

Kara safra, eskiden hayvan vücudunun dört "temel sıvısından" biri olduğu düşünülürdü.

🇮🇱Hebrew

עֶצֶב

מרה שחורה, שנחשבה בעבר לאחד מארבעת "ההומור הקרדינליים" של גופות בעלי חיים.

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What is the primary definition of the word 'melancholy'?

The primary meaning of 'melancholy' is 'Black bile, formerly thought to be one of the four "cardinal humours" of animal bodies.'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'melancholy' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'melancholy' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'melancholy' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'melancholy' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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