melancholy: Meaning and Definition of

mel•an•chol•y

1. a gloomy state of mind, esp. when habitual or prolonged; depression.
2. sober thoughtfulness; pensiveness.
1. the condition of having too much black bile, considered in ancient and medieval medicine to cause gloominess and depression.
2. black bile.

1. affected with, characterized by, or showing melancholy; mournful; depressed: a melancholy mood.
2. causing melancholy or sadness; saddening: a melancholy occasion.
3. soberly thoughtful; pensive.