10 Letter Words for Melancholy
melancholy
8 Letter Words for Melancholy
amylenol, mallecho, mecholyl, myelonal
7 Letter Words for Melancholy
alchemy, alcyone, allonym, alonely, calomel, chalone, cholane, cleanly, cloamen, coalmen, cyanole, enchyma, haemony, halcyon, hallyon, hellman, holeman, homelyn, hymenal, lancely, lycaeon, malonyl, manhole, mochell, yelloch
6 Letter Words for Melancholy
alchem, alcyon, amylon, ancoly, ancome, calmly, calyon, canell, canelo, celoma, ceylon, chally, chalon, chello, cholam, cholla, clayen, clonal, cloyne, coenla, colane, collen, colley, comely, cyanol, encalm, encomy, enhalo, halely, heloma, homely, hoyman, hyemal, hylean, hymnal, lamely, lanely, layloc, laymen, leachy, leanly, lemony, locale, lochan, lonely, lyance, lyceal, mahone, manche, meacon, meanly, melano, mellah, mellay, mellon, mochel, molech, mollah, monach, myelon, namely, nochel, ollamh, onycha, onymal, yeoman, yochel
5 Letter Words for Melancholy
acone, allen, alley, alloy, almeh, almon, alone, amole, amylo, ancho, ancle, anole, callo, calmy, camel, cameo, caneh, canel, canoe, cella, cello, celom, chela, chemo, chena, chloe, choel, chola, choya, chyle, chyme, clame, claye, cleam, clean, cloam, clone, cloye, coaly, cohen, colen, coley, colla, colly, comae, comal, conal, coyan, cyano, cymol, elayl, ellan, emony, enlay, enoch, halon, hamel, hance, haole, hayle, hayne, helco, hello, helly, hemal, heman, hemol, holey, holla, holly, holme, homey, honey, hoyle, hyena, hymen, lacey, lache, lamel, lance, lanch, laney, layne, leach, leany, lehay, leman, lemna, lemon, lench, llano, loach, loamy, local, loche, lochy, lohan, loyal, lycae, lycea, lynch, mache, macho, macle, macon, mahoe, maleo, maneh, maney, manly, manoc, meach, mealy, meany, mecon, melch, melon, mocha, moche, mochy, mohel, molal, molla, molle, molly, monal, monel, money, moyen, moyle, myall, mycol, nache, nacho, nelly, nolle, ocean, ochna, olena, omlah, onely, onlay, yamen, yealm
4 Letter Words for Melancholy
ache, achy, acle, acme, acne, acyl, ahem, ahey, ahoy, alce, alco, alec, alem, alen, allo, ally, alme, aloe, amel, amen, amon, amoy, amyl, ance, ayen, ayme, ayne, call, calm, calo, came, camo, cane, cany, caon, cell, chal, cham, chan, chao, chay, chem, chen, chmn, chol, chon, choy, clam, clan, clay, clem, clon, cloy, coal, cola, cole, coll, coly, coma, come, coml, cone, cony, coyn, cyan, cyma, cyme, cyon, each, echo, ecol, econ, elan, elmy, enam, encl, ency, enol, eoan, eyah, haec, haen, hale, hall, halm, halo, hame, haye, heal, hela, hell, helm, helo, heml, hoey, hola, hole, holl, holm, holy, home, hone, hoya, hyen, hyla, hyle, hymn, hyne, lace, lacy, laen, lalo, lame, lane, leal, leam, lean, lech, lena, leno, leon, llyn, loam, loan, loca, locn, loma, lome, lone, loyn, lyam, lych, lyme, lyne, lyon, mace, mach, maco, male, mall, malo, mane, mano, many, mayo, meal, mean, mech, mela, mell, meno, meny, moan, moca, moch, moha, mola, mole, moll, moly, mona, mone, mony, moya, moyl, myal, myel, myna, nace, nach, nael, nale, name, neal, nema, nemo, noah, noel, nole, noll, noma, nome, oche, olam, olea, olla, oman, omen, onca, once, only, onym, yale, yeah, yean, yech, yell, yelm, yeom, ylem, ymca
3 Letter Words for Melancholy
ace, ach, acy, aho, alc, ale, all, aln, alo, aly, ame, amy, anc, ane, any, aye, cal, cam, can, cay, cel, cen, ceo, cha, che, chm, chn, cho, clo, cly, cml, col, com, con, coy, cyl, eam, ean, ech, ecm, eco, ela, ell, elm, emo, enc, enl, eom, eon, eyl, eyn, hae, ham, han, hao, hay, hcl, hel, hem, hen, heo, hey, hmo, hny, hoa, hoc, hoe, hol, hom, hon, hoy, hye, lac, lah, lam, lan, lao, lay, lca, lcm, lea, lem, leo, ley, llm, loa, loc, loe, loy, lyc, lye, lym, lyn, mac, mae, mal, man, mao, may, mea, meh, mel, men, mho, mna, moa, moc, moe, mol, mon, moy, mya, myc, nae, nah, nam, nay, nco, nea, neo, noa, noh, nol, nom, noy, nye, oam, oca, och, ohm, ola, ole, olm, ona, one, ony, oye, yah, yam, yan, yea, yeh, yen, yeo, yoe, yom, yon
Definitions for Melancholy
[1] a gloomy state of mind, especially when habitual or prolonged; depression.
[2] sober thoughtfulness; pensiveness.
[3] Archaic . the condition of having too much black bile, considered in ancient and medieval medicine to cause gloominess and depression. black bile.
[4] affected with, characterized by, or showing melancholy; mournful; depressed: a melancholy mood.
[5] causing melancholy or sadness; saddening: a melancholy occasion.
[6] soberly thoughtful; pensive.
[7] a constitutional tendency to gloominess or depression
[8] a sad thoughtful state of mind; pensiveness
[9] archaic a gloomy character, thought to be caused by too much black bile one of the four bodily humours; black bile See humour (def. 8)
[10] characterized by, causing, or expressing sadness, dejection, etc
Words related to Melancholy
pensive, somber, gloomy, wistful, trite, mournful, sorrowful, grim, gloom, desperation, sorrow, despondency, grief, despair, boredom, ennui, wistfulness, blue, downbeat, downcast
Words nearby Melancholy
melan-, melancholia, melancholia attonita, melancholiac, melancholic, melancholy, melanchthon, melanedema, melanesia, melanesian, melanesian pidgin english
Origin of Melancholy
1275–1325; Middle English melancholie < Late Latin melancholia < Greek melancholía condition of having black bile, equivalent to melan- melan- + chol(ḗ ) bile + -ia -ia
Other words from Melancholy
mel·an·chol·i·ly , adverb
mel·an·chol·i·ness , noun
un·mel·an·chol·y , adjective
Word origin for Melancholy
C14: via Old French from Late Latin melancholia, from Greek melankholia, from melas black + kholē bile
Synonyms for Melancholy
gloomy, grim, mournful, pensive, somber, sorrowful, trite, wistful, blue, down, downbeat, downcast, low, moody, dejected, despondent, destroyed, disconsolate, dismal, dispirited, doleful, dolorous, down and out, down in the dumps, down in the mouth, downhearted, dragged, droopy, funereal, glum, heavyhearted, in blue funk, joyless, lachrymose, low-spirited, lugubrious, mirthless, miserable, moony, saddened, saddening, sorry, torn up, unhappy, wet blanket, woebegone, woeful
