Engelsk tillægsord: melancholy | |||
1. | melancholy characterized by or causing or expressing sadness | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Growing more melancholy every hour. Her melancholic smile. We acquainted him with the melancholy truth. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | melancholic | ||
Termer med lignende betydning | sad | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | glad | ||
2. | melancholy grave or even gloomy in character | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Solemn and mournful music. A suit of somber black. A somber mood. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | somber, sombre | ||
Termer med lignende betydning | cheerless, depressing, uncheerful | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | cheerful | ||
Engelsk navneord: melancholy | |||
1. | melancholy (om fornemmelse) a feeling of thoughtful sadness | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | sadness, unhappiness | ||
Mere specifikke termer | brooding, gloom, gloominess, heavyheartedness, pensiveness, somberness, sombreness, Weltschmerz, world-weariness | ||
2. | melancholy (om tilstand) a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | depression | ||
3. | melancholy (i anatomi) a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | black bile | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | bodily fluid, body fluid, humor, humour, liquid body substance | ||