melancholy
Black bile, formerly thought to be one of the four "cardinal humours" of animal bodies.
Other meanings
Great sadness or depression, especially of a thoughtful or introspective nature.
Related words
- melancholily
- melancholiness
- melancholist
- melancholize
- unmelancholy
- melancholy thistle
- solemncholy
Example sentences
Word history
From Old French "melancolie".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “melancholy” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.