Melancholic Definition & Meaning
melancholic
- adjective
- characterized by or causing or expressing sadness; "growing more melancholy every hour"; "her melancholic smile"; "we acquainted him with the melancholy truth"
- noun
- someone subject to melancholia
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- What does melancholic mean?
- characterized by or causing or expressing sadness; "growing more melancholy every hour"; "her melancholic smile"; "we acquainted him with the melancholy truth" someone subject to melancholia
- What part of speech is melancholic?
- Melancholic is an adjective and a noun.
- How many definitions does melancholic have?
- Melancholic has 2 definitions across 2 parts of speech (adjective, noun).