English adjective: melancholic | |||
1. | melancholic characterized by or causing or expressing sadness | ||
Samples | Growing more melancholy every hour. Her melancholic smile. We acquainted him with the melancholy truth. | ||
Synonyms | melancholy | ||
Similar | sad | ||
Antonyms | glad | ||
English noun: melancholic | |||
1. | melancholic (person) someone subject to melancholia | ||
Synonyms | melancholiac | ||
Broader (hypernym) | depressive | ||