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melancholiac vs depressive

depressive vs melancholiac

melancholiac and depressive both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
melancholiac Yes No No No
depressive Yes No No No
As nouns, depressive is a hypernym of melancholiac; that is, depressive is a word with a broader meaning than melancholiac:
  • melancholiac: someone subject to melancholia
  • depressive: someone suffering psychological depression
melancholiac (noun) depressive (noun)
someone subject to melancholia someone suffering psychological depression
Difference between melancholiac and depressive

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