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Melancholy Adjective Bre  Word Origin  Example Bank Sadness

Front melancholy
Back mel•an•choly
noun, adjective
BrE /ˈmelənkəli/
BrE /ˈmelənkɒli/
NAmE /ˈmelənkɑːli/
noun
 word origin
 example bank
[uncountable] (formal)
a deep feeling of sadness that lasts for a long time and often cannot be explained

A mood of melancholy descended on us.
There is a brooding melancholy in his black and white photography.
adjective
 word origin
 example bank
very sad or making you feel sadness
mournful, sombre
melancholy thoughts/memories
The melancholy song died away.

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