melancholy

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈmɛl.ənˌkɑl.i/

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• Hyphenation: mel‧an‧choly

Adjective

Positive melancholy

Comparative more melancholy

Superlative most melancholy

1. Someone who is melancholy is very sad.
2. Something that is melancholy makes you feel very sad.

   The news was very melancholy, all about people dying and losing their jobs.