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Pronunciation / Transliteration: yūutsu na
"彼女は憂鬱な表情で遠くを見つめていた。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Characterized by or expressing a deep, typically uncaused and lingering state of sadness or pensiveness.
"The novelist's writing captured the melancholic beauty of an autumn evening."
- 1
A person who is prone to melancholy or exhibits a melancholic temperament.
"Historically, the artist was often romanticized as a solitary melancholic brooding over lost ideals."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin melancholicus, stemming from the Ancient Greek melankholikos, meaning 'causing black bile'. In ancient medical theory, an excess of black bile was believed to cause deep sadness and depression, a concept that evolved from physical humoral pathology into a broader psychological description of profound pensiveness.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Melancholic" is said worldwide
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mélancolique
Transliteration: melankolik
"Il écoutait une musique mélancolique sous la pluie."
melancholisch
Transliteration: melanˈkoːlɪʃ
"Sie blickte mit einem melancholischen Lächeln aus dem Fenster."
malinconico
Transliteration: malinˈkɔniko
"Il paesaggio autunnale aveva un aspetto malinconico."
melancólico
Transliteration: melanˈkoliko
"La melodía del violino sonaba muy melancólica."
melancólico
Transliteration: melanˈkɔliku
"Ele escreveu um poema melancólico sobre a perda."
उदासीन
Transliteration: udasin
"उसकी आँखों में एक उदासीन भाव था।"
忧郁的
Transliteration: yōuyù de
"他弹奏着一首忧郁的曲子。"
우울한
Transliteration: uulhan
"그 영화는 가슴 뭉클하고 우울한 분위기를 자아낸다."
憂鬱な
Transliteration: yūutsu na
"彼女は憂鬱な表情で遠くを見つめていた。"
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