melancolie

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melancolie

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Borrowed from French mélancolie, ultimately from Ancient Greek μελαγχολία (melankholía); the older variant melanholie was borrowed from Greek μελαγχολία (melancholía).

noun melancolii · melancolie · melancolia · melancoliile

feminine melancholy (sadness or depression)
Similar: tristețe

In English

melancholy Sadness or depression
gloom depressing, despondent, or melancholy atmosphere
despondency a feeling of depression or disheartenment
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@misc{melancolie_2026,
  title = {melancolie},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/melancolie},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}