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Pronunciation / Transliteration: yuu-utsu
"彼女の表情には微かな憂鬱があった。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A deep, pensive, and often long-lasting state of sadness or sorrow, typically with no obvious cause.
"A quiet melancholy settled over the room as the sun began to set."
- 1
Expressing or affected by a deep, pensive sadness.
"He played a melancholy tune on the old piano."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the ancient Greek words melas (black) and chole (bile), reflecting the outdated physiological theory of the four humors where an excess of black bile caused sadness. It entered the English language during the Middle English period via Old French and Latin, evolving from a medical condition into a general literary and psychological term for a deep, contemplative state of gloom.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Melancholy" is said worldwide
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mélancolie
Transliteration: may-lahn-ko-lee
"Une douce mélancolie envahit son esprit."
Melancholie
Transliteration: meh-lan-kho-lee
"Er fühlte eine tiefe Melancholie."
malinconia
Transliteration: mah-lin-koh-nee-ah
"Un senso di malinconia lo assali."
melancolía
Transliteration: meh-lan-koh-lee-ah
"La música evocaba una profunda melancolía."
melancolia
Transliteration: meh-lan-koh-lee-ah
"Ela olhou para o mar com melancolia."
उदासी
Transliteration: udasi
"उसके चेहरे पर एक गहरी उदासी छाई थी।"
忧郁
Transliteration: yōuyù
"他眼里流露出一种淡淡的忧郁。"
우울
Transliteration: u-ul
"그의 마음속에 깊은 우울이 찾아왔다."
憂鬱
Transliteration: yuu-utsu
"彼女の表情には微かな憂鬱があった。"
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