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melancholy

nounfeminine/mɨlɐ̃kuˈliɐ/medium

me·lan·co·li·a

Definition

A feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause.
A deep melancholy settled over him as he remembered the past.
The gray skies added to her sense of melancholy.

Etymology

Do latim 'melancholia', do grego 'melankholía' (bílis negra).

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