melancholy
suomi-englanti sanakirjamelancholy englannista suomeksi
surumielisyys
melankolinen
melankolia
raskasmielisyys
Substantiivi
melancholy englanniksi
bile|Black bile, formerly thought to be one of the four "cardinal humours" of animal bodies.
(RQ:Burton Melancholy), Bk.I, New York 2001, p.148:
- Melancholy, cold and dry, thick, black, and sour,(..)is a bridle to the other two hot humours, blood and choler, preserving them in the blood, and nourishing the bones.
Great sadness or depression, especially of a thoughtful or introspective nature.
(RQ:Shakespeare Henry 6-2)
(RQ:Shakespeare As You Like It)
(RQ:Landon Romance)
1936 Sept. 15, (w), letter to Beatrice Dance:
- As to (w)... He is quite as nervously broken down as I am but it manifests itself in different ways. His inclination is towards megalomania and mine towards melancholy.
Affected with great sadness or depression.
(ux)
(quote-book)|title=(w)
(quote-song) and (w)|authorlabel=no|title=(w)|album=(w)|year=1981|artist=(w)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmyidCAFMtg|text=And then the band slowed the tempo / And the music gets you down / Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah, ah / It was the same old song / With a melancholy sound / Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah, ah