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melancholisch — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • gloomy adj Dark and dim, especially in a way that feels depressing.
  • melancholic adjective Feeling or showing deep, often thoughtful sadness.
  • wistful adjective Filled with a gentle sadness or longing, especially for something in the past.

Senses

melancholisch is used for these senses in English:

  • gloomy Suffering from gloom; melancholy; dejected.
  • melancholic Filled with or affected by melancholy—great sadness or depression, especially of a thoughtful or introspective nature.
  • wistful Full of longing or yearning.

gloomy — full definition

  1. adj Dark and dim, especially in a way that feels depressing.
  2. adj Sad, pessimistic, or without hope.

melancholic — full definition

  1. adjective Feeling or showing deep, often thoughtful sadness.
  2. noun A person who is habitually sad or given to melancholy.

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