C2nounformalemotions
US/ˈmel.ən.kɑː.li/
UK/ˈmel.ən.kɒl.i/
a deep, quiet sadness that lasts for some time, often without a clear reason
In context
Melancholy settled over the village after the factory closed.
Autumn in Hà Nội always brings me a gentle melancholy.
His music is full of melancholy and longing.
Words that go with melancholy
noun + preposition
- sense of melancholyThere is a sense of melancholy in her later paintings.
- touch of melancholyHis jokes always carried a touch of melancholy.
- air of melancholyThe empty station had an air of melancholy at night.
adjective + noun
- deep melancholyAfter retiring, he fell into a deep melancholy that lasted months.
- quiet melancholyThe song captures the quiet melancholy of a rainy Sunday.