Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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melancholy | Yes | Yes | No | No |
gloominess | Yes | No | No | No |
melancholy (noun) | gloominess (noun) |
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a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy | the quality of excessive mournfulness and uncheerfulness |
a feeling of thoughtful sadness | The property of having a frowning or scowling appearance. |
a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed | a feeling of melancholy apprehension |
an atmosphere of depression and melancholy |
melancholy (adjective) | gloominess (adjective) |
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grave or even gloomy in character | |
characterized by or causing or expressing sadness |