melancholy mood
1Mood — Mood, n. [OE. mood, mod, AS. m[=o]dmind, feeling, heart, courage; akin to OS. & OFries. m[=o]d, D. moed, OHG. muot, G. muth, mut, courage, Dan. & Sw. mod, Icel. m[=o][eth]r wrath, Goth. m[=o]ds.] Temper of mind; temporary state of the mind in… …
2melancholy — melancholily, adv. melancholiness, n. /mel euhn kol ee/, n., pl. melancholies, adj. n. 1. a gloomy state of mind, esp. when habitual or prolonged; depression. 2. sober thoughtfulness; pensiveness. 3. Archaic. a. the condition of having too much… …
3melancholy — /ˈmɛlənkɒli / (say meluhnkolee) noun (plural melancholies) 1. a gloomy state of mind, especially when habitual or prolonged; depression. 2. sober thoughtfulness; pensiveness. 3. Obsolete a. condition of having too much black bile. b. the bile… …
4melancholy — mel|an|chol|y1 [ˈmelənkəli US ka:li] adj very sad ▪ The music suited her melancholy mood. melancholy 2 melancholy2 n [U] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: melancolie, from Late Latin melancholia, from Greek, from melas black + chole bile ]… …
5melancholy — mel•an•chol•y [[t]ˈmɛl ənˌkɒl i[/t]] n. pl. chol•ies, adj. 1) psi a gloomy state of mind; dejection 2) thoughtfulness; pensiveness 3) a) a condition of depression and irritability formerly attributed to an excess of black bile b) black bile 4)… …
6melancholy — 1. adjective a melancholy mood Syn: sad, sorrowful, unhappy, gloomy, despondent, glum, miserable, morose; informal down in the dumps, blue Ant: cheerful 2. noun a feeling of melancholy Syn: sadness …
7mood|y — «MOO dee», adjective, mood|i|er, mood|i|est. 1. likely to have changes of mood: »It is difficult to predict his reaction because he is so moody. 2. often having gloomy moods: » …
8mood — [n] state of mind affection, air, atmosphere, attitude, aura, bent*, blues*, caprice, character, color*, condition, crotchet, cue, depression, desire, disposition, doldrums, dumps*, emotion, fancy, feel*, feeling, frame of mind*, high spirits,… …
9mood — I n. state of mind 1) an angry; bad, foul; bellicose; bilious; festive, holiday; genial, good, happy, jovial, joyful; melancholy; mellow; mercurial; nostalgic; pensive; resentful; sullen; tranquil mood 2) in a mood (in a good mood) II n. verb… …
10mood — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ cheerful, cheery, good, happy, jovial, pleasant ▪ She was not in the best of moods. ▪ bullish (BrE) …
