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
NOUNGrave or even gloomy in character.
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
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinelancholymay
Starts & ends withM … Y
Syllablesmel · an · chol · y
SYNONYMS & RELATED8
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