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melancholy

/ˈmelənkəli/noun

उच्चारण मेलन्कली

विषाद, गहरी उदासी

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noun
  1. 1

    [U] formal

    a deep feeling of sadness that lasts for a long time and often has no obvious cause

    विषाद, गहरी उदासी

    • A sense of melancholy hung over the empty house.
    • The old song filled him with a quiet melancholy.
    • A feeling of melancholy came over her as the train left.
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    • The rainy evening filled him with melancholy.
    • There was a trace of melancholy in her poems.

    Synonyms sadness gloom sorrow

    Opposite cheerfulness joy happiness

adjective
  1. 1

    very sad, or making you feel sad

    उदास, विषादपूर्ण

    • a melancholy tune
    • He looked melancholy after the farewell.
    • He played a melancholy song on the flute.
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    • The melancholy sky matched his mood.
    • She wore a melancholy look after the farewell party.

    Synonyms gloomy mournful sorrowful

    Opposite cheerful happy

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

sadness gloom sorrow gloomy mournful sorrowful dejection despondency

Antonyms

cheerfulness joy happiness cheerful happy elation

AaSpelling

mel·an·chol·y