noun
melancholia
Melancholia (noun) means a deep and lasting feeling of sadness or gloom.
noun
1
A deep and lasting feeling of sadness or gloom.
2
A form of depression marked by unreasonable fears, guilt and a lack of energy or interest.
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Etymology
From Late Latin melancholia, which was in turn borrowed from the Ancient Greek medical term μελαγχολία (melankholía, “blackness of the bile”) (from μέλας (mélas), μελαν- (melan-, “black, dark, murky”) + χολή (kholḗ, “bile”)), referring to the humour which ancient Hippocratic and later Galenic medicine associated with sadness and despondency. Doublet of melancholy.
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What is the meaning of melancholia?
"melancholia" (noun) means a deep and lasting feeling of sadness or gloom.
What is the opposite of melancholia?
Opposites of "melancholia" include joy, mirth, happiness.
What are the different meanings of melancholia?
"melancholia" has 2 main meanings: 1. A deep and lasting feeling of sadness or gloom; 2. A form of depression marked by unreasonable fears, guilt and a lack of energy or interest.
