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Detailed Translations for melancholy from English to Spanish

melancholy:

melancholy [the ~] nom

  1. the melancholy (dejection; depression)
    la tristeza; la melancolía; la neurastenia; la depresión; el pesimismo; el carácter sombrío; el estado sombrío
  2. the melancholy (sadness)
    la melancolía
  3. the melancholy (dejection; mournfulness; sorrow; )
    la aflicción; la pena; el pesar; la tristeza; la melancolía
  4. the melancholy (despondency; depression; dejection; depression of spirits)
    la desesperación; el estado sombrío; la depresión; el desaliento; la desolación; la aflicción; el desespero; el abatimiento
  5. the melancholy (sadness; sorrow)
    la tristeza; la pena; la aflicción; la melancolía

melancholy adj

  1. melancholy

Translation Matrix for melancholy:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
abatimiento dejection; depression; depression of spirits; despondency; melancholy consternation; dejection; depression; despair; desperation; despondency; discontentedness; discord; disgruntlement; dismay; displeasure; dissatisfaction; ill-pleasure; malcontentedness
aflicción dejection; depression; depression of spirits; despondency; melancholy; mournfulness; regret; sadness; sorrow; wistfulness acridity; annoyance; bitterness; calamity; catastrophe; chagrin; despair; desperation; despondency; disaster; distress; embitterment; grief; misery; misfortune; mournfulness; pain; sadness; sorrow; squalor; trouble; vexation
carácter sombrío dejection; depression; melancholy despair; desperation; despondency
depresión dejection; depression; depression of spirits; despondency; melancholy abyss; caving in; collapse; collapsing; decline; dejection; depression; depth; despair; desperation; despondency; dip; economical crises; fall; falling down; glen; low; low economic activity; low pressure area; lowness; malaise; recession; relapse; sagging; slump
desaliento dejection; depression; depression of spirits; despondency; melancholy despair; desperation; despondency; discouragement
desesperación dejection; depression; depression of spirits; despondency; melancholy despair; desperation; despondency; upheaval
desespero dejection; depression; depression of spirits; despondency; melancholy despair; desperation; despondency
desolación dejection; depression; depression of spirits; despondency; melancholy desolation; despair; desperation; despondency; loneliness
estado sombrío dejection; depression; depression of spirits; despondency; melancholy dejectedness; despair; desperation; despondency; gloom; somberness; sombreness
melancolía dejection; depression; melancholy; mournfulness; regret; sadness; sorrow; wistfulness dejectedness; despair; desperation; despondency; gloom; mournfulness; sadness; somberness; sombreness; sorrow
melancólico melancholic
neurastenia dejection; depression; melancholy
pena dejection; depression; melancholy; mournfulness; regret; sadness; sorrow; wistfulness annoyance; chagrin; compassion; despair; desperation; despondency; difficulty; distress; grief; helplessness; misery; mournfulness; need; pain; pity; punishing device; punishment; sadness; sorrow; vexation
pesar dejection; depression; melancholy; mournfulness; regret; sadness; sorrow; wistfulness annoyance; chagrin; distress; grief; misery; pain; sadness; sorrow; vexation
pesimismo dejection; depression; melancholy pessimism
tristeza dejection; depression; melancholy; mournfulness; regret; sadness; sorrow; wistfulness afflictions; annoyance; chagrin; dejectedness; despair; desperation; despondency; distress; gloom; grief; misery; mournfulness; pain; pitifulness; sadness; somberness; sombreness; sorrow; sorrows; vexation
- black bile
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
pesar librate; weigh; weigh out
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- melancholic; somber; sombre
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- gloom
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
melancólico melancholy cheerless; dejected; depressed; despondent; discouraged; disheartened; dispirited; drab; dreary; dull; gloomy; grey; joyless; low spirited; melancholic; moody; nostalgic; pensive; pessimistic; sad; somber; sombre; splenetic; triste; wistful

Related Words for "melancholy":

  • melancholies

Synonyms for "melancholy":


Related Definitions for "melancholy":

  1. grave or even gloomy in character1
  2. characterized by or causing or expressing sadness1
    • growing more melancholy every hour1
    • we acquainted him with the melancholy truth1
  3. a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy1
  4. a feeling of thoughtful sadness1
  5. a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed1

Wiktionary Translations for melancholy:

melancholy
noun
  1. Sadness or depression
adjective
  1. Affected with sadness or depression

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
melancholy melancólico melancholiek — met droevige gedachten aan de dagen van weleer
melancholy melancolía Melancholie — Zustand der Schwermut oder Depression, psychische Niedergeschlagenheit, große Traurigkeit; Begriff aus der Viersäftelehre (Humoralpathologie)
melancholy melancolía; tristeza Wehmut — eine nach innen gekehrte, traurige Grundstimmung
melancholy abatimiento; ahilo; melancolía; deducción; apatía abattementdiminution rapide, d’une durée plus ou moins longue, des forces physiques et des fonctions psychiques.
melancholy tedio; aburrimiento ennui — Lassitude, langueur temporaire
melancholy melancolía mélancolie — (term, Histoire de la médecine) désuet|fr bile noire et disposition triste que l’ancienne médecine attribuer à un excès de bile noire.