melancholic
adjective
mel·an·chol·ic
ˌme-lən-ˈkä-lik 
1
: of, relating to, or subject to melancholy : depressed
2
: of or relating to melancholia
3
: tending to depress the spirits : saddening
melancholic
noun
Synonyms
- bad
- blue
- brokenhearted
- cast down
- crestfallen
- dejected
- depressed
- despondent
- disconsolate
- doleful
- down
- down in the mouth
- downcast
- downhearted
- droopy
- forlorn
- gloomy
- glum
- hangdog
- heartbroken
- heartsick
- heartsore
- heavyhearted
- inconsolable
- joyless
- low
- low-spirited
- melancholy
- miserable
- mournful
- sad
- saddened
- sorrowful
- sorry
- unhappy
- woebegone
- woeful
- wretched
Examples of melancholic in a Sentence
she becomes quite melancholic when she reflects on all the lost opportunities of her life
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Zauner says she was also influenced by the work of painters Caspar David Friedrich and Edgar Degas and the melancholic world-building of the novel Wuthering Heights.
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Spin Staff, SPIN, 7 Jan. 2025
The set of songs comes just moments after the artist dropped a melancholic short film that was written and directed by Benito himself and Arí Maniel Cruz Suárez.
—Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 3 Jan. 2025
Complete with a soft percussion, cinematic chimes and heart-wrenching lyricism, listening to this track feels like waking up from a melancholic dream.
—Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
These conjure an otherworldly allure that matches the overall melancholic tone that Raat imbues into every element.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 28 Dec. 2024
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Spin Staff, SPIN, 7 Jan. 2025
The set of songs comes just moments after the artist dropped a melancholic short film that was written and directed by Benito himself and Arí Maniel Cruz Suárez.
—Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 3 Jan. 2025
Complete with a soft percussion, cinematic chimes and heart-wrenching lyricism, listening to this track feels like waking up from a melancholic dream.
—Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
These conjure an otherworldly allure that matches the overall melancholic tone that Raat imbues into every element.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 28 Dec. 2024
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“Melancholic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/melancholic. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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melancholic
1 of 2 adjective
mel·an·chol·ic
ˌmel-ən-ˈkäl-ik
1
: of, relating to, or subject to melancholy : depressed
2
: of or relating to melancholia
melancholic
2 of 2 noun1
: a melancholy person
2
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