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mélancolique — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • depressed adj Feeling persistently sad, hopeless, or without energy; also used for the clinical mental health condition.
  • dour adjective Stern, unfriendly, and serious in manner or expression.
  • gloomy adj Dark and dim, especially in a way that feels depressing.
  • melancholic adjective Feeling or showing deep, often thoughtful sadness.
  • moody adj Prone to sudden changes in emotional state; temperamental.
  • mournful adjective Full of sadness or grief.
  • pensive adj Deep in thought, often in a quiet or serious way.
  • wistful adjective Filled with a gentle sadness or longing, especially for something in the past.

Senses

mélancolique is used for these senses in English:

  • depressed Unhappy; despondent.
  • dour Expressing gloom or melancholy.
  • gloomy Suffering from gloom; melancholy; dejected.
  • melancholic Filled with or affected by melancholy—great sadness or depression, especially of a thoughtful or introspective nature.
  • moody Sulky or depressed.
  • moody Dour, gloomy or brooding.
  • mournful Filled with grief or sadness; being in a state in which one mourns.
  • pensive Engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought.

depressed — full definition

  1. adj Feeling persistently sad, hopeless, or without energy; also used for the clinical mental health condition.
  2. adj Suffering from reduced economic activity.

dour — full definition

  1. adjective Stern, unfriendly, and serious in manner or expression.
  2. adjective Gloomy or grim.

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