Search results
- Dictionarymelancholic/ˌmɛlənˈkɒlɪk/
adjective
- 1. feeling or expressing pensive sadness: "his work often has a wistful or melancholic mood"
Powered by Oxford Dictionaries
The meaning of MELANCHOLIC is of, relating to, or subject to melancholy : depressed. How to use melancholic in a sentence.
adjective. formal uk / ˌmel.əŋˈkɒl.ɪk / us / ˌmel.əŋˈkɑː.lɪk / Add to word list. expressing feelings of sadness: a melancholic expression. melancholic songs. Synonyms. melancholy. sad (NOT HAPPY) SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Feeling sad and unhappy. a long face idiom. abjection. angsty. be cut up idiom. be down in the mouth idiom.
Melancholic definition: disposed to or affected with melancholy; gloomy.. See examples of MELANCHOLIC used in a sentence.
adjective. formal us / ˌmel.əŋˈkɑː.lɪk / uk / ˌmel.əŋˈkɒl.ɪk / Add to word list. expressing feelings of sadness: a melancholic expression. melancholic songs. Synonyms. melancholy. sad (NOT HAPPY) SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Feeling sad and unhappy. a long face idiom. abjection. angsty. be cut up idiom. be down in the mouth idiom.
Melancholic means thoughtfully sad — your summer could be melancholic if you spent the whole season feeling blue, or you might have a melancholic friend who seems sad even when he swears he's having a good time.
adjective. If you describe someone or something as melancholic, you mean that they are very sad. [literary] The night was as melancholic as his mood. ...his gentle, melancholic songs. A melancholic is someone who is melancholic. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. English Quiz. Confusables.
Definition of melancholic adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
