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melancholic

/ˌmelənˈkɒlɪk/adjective

उच्चारण मेलन्कॉलिक

उदास, विषादपूर्ण, खिन्न

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    formal

    feeling or showing sadness, often for a long time

    उदास, विषादपूर्ण, खिन्न

    • a melancholic song about lost love
    • He was in a melancholic mood all evening.
    • A melancholic tune drifted from the old radio.
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    • The rain made her feel melancholic.
    • He gave a melancholic smile as the train left.

    Synonyms melancholy sad gloomy mournful sombre

    Opposite cheerful happy joyful merry

◇Word family
melancholy noun, adj.melancholia noun
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mel·an·chol·ic

With -an- and -cholic (not 'melencholic' or 'melancolic'); the noun melancholy (deep, lasting sadness), with ch pronounced /k/.

अक्सर पूछा जाता है: mel-an-chol-ic, -an- और -cholic के साथ ('melencholic' या 'melancolic' गलत है); noun melancholy (गहरी, स्थायी उदासी), ch की ध्वनि /k/।

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Keep the sad words together: melancholic, melancholy, mournful, sombre (serious and sad), wistful (sadly longing), doleful.

उदासी के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: melancholic, melancholy, mournful, sombre (गंभीर और उदास), wistful (उदास लालसा), doleful।