mélancolie
Meanings
Noun
1. melancholy, black bile (one of the four humours of ancient and mediaeval physiology, that was believed to be secreted by the kidneys and spleen and to cause melancholy and sadness when present in excess) (historical)
2. melancholy (sadness or depression)
Examples10
Pourquoi tant de mélancolie ?
Why so melancholy?
Ses mots étaient remplis par la mélancolie.
Her words were filled with melancholy.
En hiver, je souffre souvent de mélancolie.
In winter, I often suffer from melancholy.
La mélancolie, c’est le bonheur d’être triste.
Melancholy is the joy of being sad.
La mélancolie nourrit la folie.
Melancholy is the nurse of frenzy.
La mélancolie engendre des délires.
Melancholy is the nurse of frenzy.