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melancólico — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • blue adjective Having the colour of a clear daytime sky.
  • dour adjective Stern, unfriendly, and serious in manner or expression.
  • 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.
  • plaintive adj Sounding sad, mournful, or full of longing.
  • wistful adjective Filled with a gentle sadness or longing, especially for something in the past.

Senses

melancólico is used for these senses in English:

  • blue (informal) Depressed, melancholic, sad.
  • dour Expressing gloom or melancholy.
  • melancholic Filled with or affected by melancholy—great sadness or depression, especially of a thoughtful or introspective nature.
  • moody Sulky or depressed.
  • mournful Filled with grief or sadness; being in a state in which one mourns.
  • pensive Engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought.
  • plaintive Sounding sorrowful, mournful or melancholic.
  • wistful Sad and thoughtful.

blue — full definition

  1. adjective Having the colour of a clear daytime sky.
  2. adjective Sad or depressed.
  3. noun The colour itself, between green and violet on the spectrum.
  4. noun A member of a police force, sports team, or political party associated with the colour blue (informal, often plural as "blues").

dour — full definition

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

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