melancholy
ADJECTIVENOUN
/mɛlən,kɑli/
10 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH M
melancholy is a valid 10-letter word worth 20 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
M3E1L1A1N1C3H4O1L1Y4
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 4 =20 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 40TRIPLE WORD → 60
MEANING
What does melancholy mean?
ADJECTIVE · 2 SENSES
1
Characterized by or causing or expressing sadness.
“growing more melancholy every hour”
“we acquainted him with the melancholy truth”
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2
Grave or even gloomy in character.
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SIMILAR
NOUN · 3 SENSES
1
A humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy.
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2
A constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed.
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3
A feeling of thoughtful sadness.
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