melancholy

/mɛlən,kɑli/ adjectivenoun
10 letters4 syllables20 points in Scrabble®23 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS5
ADJECTIVE
1

Characterized by or causing or expressing sadness.

“growing more melancholy every hour”

“we acquainted him with the melancholy truth”

2

Grave or even gloomy in character.

NOUN
1

A humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy.

2

A constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed.

3

A feeling of thoughtful sadness.

WORD FORMS
Starts withM
Ends withY
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®20 points
Words With Friends®23 points
Double word40 points
Triple word60 points
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Pig Latinelancholymay
Starts & ends withM … Y
Syllablesmel · an · chol · y
SYNONYMS & RELATED8
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