melancholic vs depressive
depressive vs melancholicmelancholic and depressive both are nouns.
melancholic is an adjective but depressive is not an adjective.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| melancholic | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| depressive | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
depressive is a hypernym of
melancholic; that is, depressive is a
word with a broader meaning than melancholic:
- melancholic: someone subject to melancholia
- depressive: someone suffering psychological depression
| melancholic (noun) | depressive (noun) |
|---|---|
| someone subject to melancholia | someone suffering psychological depression |
| melancholic (adjective) | depressive (adjective) |
|---|---|
| characterized by or causing or expressing sadness |
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