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Detailed Translations for melancholy from English to German

melancholy:

melancholy [the ~] nomen

  1. the melancholy (dejection; depression)
    die Melancholie; die Traurigkeit; der Schwermut; der Trübsinn
  2. the melancholy (sadness)
    die Wehmut
  3. the melancholy (dejection; mournfulness; sorrow; )
    die Qual; der Kummer; die Folter; die Quälerei
  4. the melancholy (despondency; depression; dejection; depression of spirits)
    die Mutlosigkeit; die Traurigkeit; die Schwermut; die Trübseligkeit; die Trübsinnigkeit
  5. the melancholy (sadness; sorrow)
    die Betrübnis; die Traurigkeit

melancholy adj

  1. melancholy

Translation Matrix for melancholy:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
Betrübnis melancholy; sadness; sorrow grief; mournfulness; sadness; sorrow
Folter dejection; depression; melancholy; mournfulness; regret; sadness; sorrow; wistfulness rack; torture
Kummer dejection; depression; melancholy; mournfulness; regret; sadness; sorrow; wistfulness afflictions; chicanery; distress; fuss; grief; hassle; misery; pain; sadness; sorrow; sorrows; trouble making
Melancholie dejection; depression; melancholy
Mutlosigkeit dejection; depression; depression of spirits; despondency; melancholy dejectedness; despair; desperation; despondency; gloom; somberness; sombreness
Qual dejection; depression; melancholy; mournfulness; regret; sadness; sorrow; wistfulness agony; pain; torment; torture
Quälerei dejection; depression; melancholy; mournfulness; regret; sadness; sorrow; wistfulness bantering; chaff; molestation; nagging; nuisance; rallying; teasing
Schwermut dejection; depression; depression of spirits; despondency; melancholy dejectedness; despair; desperation; despondency; gloom; somberness; sombreness
Traurigkeit dejection; depression; depression of spirits; despondency; melancholy; sadness; sorrow depression; grief; low pressure area; mournfulness; sadness; sorrow
Trübseligkeit dejection; depression; depression of spirits; despondency; melancholy
Trübsinn dejection; depression; melancholy dejectedness; depression; despondency; gloom; somberness; sombreness
Trübsinnigkeit dejection; depression; depression of spirits; despondency; melancholy
Wehmut melancholy; sadness
- black bile
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- melancholic; somber; sombre
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
Qual harassment
- gloom
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
wehmütig melancholy

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
melancholy
noun
  1. eine nach innen gekehrte, traurige Grundstimmung
  2. depressive Stimmung
  3. traurige Gemütsstimmung, oft verbunden mit dem Gefühl körperlicher Erschöpfung
  4. Zustand der Schwermut oder Depression, psychische Niedergeschlagenheit, große Traurigkeit; Begriff aus der Viersäftelehre (Humoralpathologie)

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
melancholy melancholisch melancholiek — met droevige gedachten aan de dagen van weleer
melancholy Faible; Flauheit; Melancholie; Schwermut; Tiefsinn; Trübsinn; Wehmut; Strapaze; Abnahme; Apathie; Teilnahmslosigkeit; Leidenschaftslosigkeit; Gefühllosigkeit; Gleichgültigkeit abattementdiminution rapide, d’une durée plus ou moins longue, des forces physiques et des fonctions psychiques.
melancholy Langeweile ennui — Lassitude, langueur temporaire
melancholy Melancholie; Schwermut; Tiefsinn; Trübsinn; Wehmut mélancolie — (term, Histoire de la médecine) désuet|fr bile noire et disposition triste que l’ancienne médecine attribuer à un excès de bile noire.