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 | ||