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melancholy

1. adjective /ˈmelənkəli,ˈmɛl.ənˌkɑl.i/

Affected with great sadness or depression.

2. noun /ˈmelənkəli,ˈmɛl.ənˌkɑl.i/

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

Melancholy, cold and dry, thick, black, and sour, [...] is a bridle to the other two hot humours, blood and choler, preserving them in the blood, and nourishing the bones.

b) Great sadness or depression, especially of a thoughtful or introspective nature.

See Also: melancholic, sadness

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