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Word entry · 10 letters

melancholy

Best crossword clue

"Sadness"

10 letters · collected on this word page

10 lettersPronunciation /ˈmɛlənkəli/Part of speech adjective, nounSorted acehllmnoyStarts with MEnds with Y1 cluesCommon crossword word
1M2E3L4A5N6C7H8O9L10Y

Definitions

  1. grave or even gloomy in character

Used in a sentence

  • Melancholy, cold and dry, thick, black, and sour, […] is a bridle to the other two hot humours, blood and choler, preserving them in the blood, and nourishing the bones.
  • My mind was troubled with deep melancholy.
  • "The ancients referred melancholy to the mind, the moderns make it matter of digestion—to either case my plan applies," said Lady Mandeville.

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