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malinconia — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • blues noun A feeling of sadness or low mood.
  • ennui noun A weary, dissatisfied boredom that comes from having nothing that feels worth doing.
  • melancholia noun Deep sadness or gloom; melancholy
  • melancholy noun A deep, thoughtful sadness, often tinged with nostalgia.

Senses

malinconia is used for these senses in English:

  • blues (usually, in the plural, informal) A feeling of sadness or depression.
  • ennui A gripping listlessness or melancholia caused by boredom; depression.
  • melancholy Great sadness or depression, especially of a thoughtful or introspective nature.

blues — full definition

  1. noun A feeling of sadness or low mood.
  2. noun A musical genre of African-American origin, typically built on a twelve-bar structure and a distinctive blues scale.

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