December 27, 2026

Melancholy

adjective

Definition

Having or showing a feeling of pensive sadness. A melancholy landscape is one of quiet beauty and loss.

Example Sentence

“There is a melancholy beauty to the ruins of a great civilization that no photograph can capture.”

Etymology

From Greek melankolikos, from melankholia (black bile, sadness).

Scrabble Score

M3E1L1A1N1C3H4O1L1Y4

MELANCHOLY scores 20 points in Scrabble.

Synonyms & Related Words

sad pensive wistful sorrowful

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