melancholy

US: /ˈmɛɫənˌkɑɫi/
UK: /mˈɛlənkˌɒli/


English Vietnamese dictionary


melancholy /,melənkəli/
  • danh từ
    • sự u sầu, sự sầu muộn
    • tính từ
      • u sầu, sầu muộn

    Advanced English dictionary


    noun, adjective
    + noun [U] (formal) a deep feeling of sadness that lasts for a long time and often cannot be explained: A mood of melancholy descended on us. + There is a brooding melancholy in his black and white photography.
    + adjective
    very sad or making you feel sadness: melancholy thoughts / memories + The melancholy song died away.

    Concise English dictionary


    melancholies'melənkɑlɪ /-kəlɪ
    noun
    +a feeling of thoughtful sadness
    +a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed
    +a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy
    adj.
    +characterized by or causing or expressing sadness
    +grave or even gloomy in character