Definitions for melancholic
ˌmɛl ənˈkɒl ɪkmelan·cholic

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1. melancholic, melancholiacadjective

   someone subject to melancholia

2. melancholy, melancholicadjective

   characterized by or causing or expressing sadness

   "growing more melancholy every hour"; "her melancholic smile"; "we acquainted him with the melancholy truth"

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1. melancholicnoun

   A person who is habitually melancholy.

2. melancholicadjective

   Filled with or affected by melancholygreat sadness or depression, especially of a thoughtful or introspective nature.

3. Etymology: From μελαγχολικός, from μελαγχολία.

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1. melancholic

   Melancholia or melancholy (from Greek: µέλαινα χολή melaina chole, meaning black bile) is a concept found throughout ancient, medieval and premodern medicine in Europe that describes a condition characterized by markedly depressed mood, bodily complaints, and sometimes hallucinations and delusions. Melancholy was regarded as one of the four temperaments matching the four humours. Until the 18th century, doctors and other scholars classified melancholic conditions as such by their perceived common cause – an excess of a notional fluid known as "black bile", which was commonly linked to the spleen. Between the late 18th and late 19th centuries, melancholia was a common medical diagnosis, and modern concepts of depression as a mood disorder eventually arose from this historical context.Related terms used in historical medicine include lugubriousness (from Latin lugere: "to mourn"), moroseness (from Latin morosus: "self-will or fastidious habit"), wistfulness (from a blend of "wishful" and the obsolete English wistly, meaning "intently"), and saturnineness (from Latin Saturninus: "of the planet Saturn).

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1. melancholic

   Melancholic generally refers to a temperament or state of being characterized by a deep, persistent sadness or downcast mood. It often describes someone who tends to dwell on negative thoughts, experiences, or emotions, displaying a pensive or introspective demeanor. Additionally, a melancholic individual may have a tendency toward self-reflection, sensitivity, and a preoccupation with personal shortcomings or failures.

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1. Melancholicadjective

   given to melancholy; depressed; melancholy; dejected; unhappy

2. Melancholicnoun

   one affected with a gloomy state of mind

3. Melancholicnoun

   a gloomy state of mind; melancholy

4. Etymology: [L. melancholicus, Gr. : cf. F. mlancholique.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of melancholic in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of melancholic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of melancholic in a Sentence

1. Greg Girard:

   Seeing Walled City fall into disuse was sort of melancholic, every city realizes too late to start caring about their architectural heritage -- it's a mistake that gets repeated everywhere. By the time you start caring about it, it's too late to save it.

2. Silvano Vinceti:

   In that layer we can see that she was not smiling and joyful but looked melancholic and sad.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=melancholic
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Melancholic
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melancholic
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/melancholic