melancholy

1. A feeling of thoughtful sadness (synset 107548485)
   is a type of: sadness, unhappiness - emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
   subtypes:

   • gloom, gloominess, somberness, sombreness - a feeling of melancholy apprehension
   • heavyheartedness - a feeling of dispirited melancholy
   • brooding, pensiveness - persistent morbid meditation on a problem
   • weltschmerz, world-weariness - sadness on thinking about the evils of the world
2. A constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed (synset 114428126)
   is a type of: depression - a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity
3. A humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy (synset 105414125)
   is a type of: bodily fluid, body fluid, humor, humour, liquid body substance - the liquid parts of the body
   same as: black bile

1. Characterized by or causing or expressing sadness (synset 301365600)
   "growing more melancholy every hour"; "her melancholic smile"; "we acquainted him with the melancholy truth"
   similar to: sad - experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
   same as: melancholic
2. Grave or even gloomy in character (synset 300366341)
   "solemn and mournful music"; "a suit of somber black"; "a somber mood"
   similar to: cheerless, depressing, uncheerful - causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy
   same as: somber, sombre

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