melancholic

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun someone subject to melancholia
  2. adjective characterized by or causing or expressing sadness

Etymology

From Latin melancholicus, from Ancient Greek μελαγχολικός (melankholikós, “atrabilious, impulsive, of atrabilious or melancholic temperament”), from μελαγχολία (melankholía, “melancholy”). By surface analysis, melancholy + -ic.

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Synonyms

melancholiac

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