melancholy, melancholic
(adjective) characterized by or causing or expressing sadness; “growing more melancholy every hour”; “her melancholic smile”; “we acquainted him with the melancholy truth”
melancholic, melancholiac
(noun) someone subject to melancholia
Source: WordNet® 3.1
melancholic (comparative more melancholic, superlative most melancholic)
Filled with or affected by melancholy—great sadness or depression, especially of a thoughtful or introspective nature.
melancholic (plural melancholics)
A person who is habitually melancholy.
Source: Wiktionary
Mel"an*chol`ic, a. Etym: [L. melancholicus, Gr. mélancholique.]
Definition: Given to melancholy; depressed; melancholy; dejected; unhappy. Just as the melancholic eye Sees fleets and armies in the sky. Prior.
Mel"an*chol`ic, n. [Obs.]
1. One affected with a gloomy state of mind. J. Spenser.
2. A gloomy state of mind; melancholy. Clarendon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 November 2024
(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
