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Definition of melancholiac in English: melancholiacnoun mɛlənˈkɒlɪakmɛlənˈkəʊlɪak rare A person suffering from melancholia or depression. Ovid's portrayal of Sappho as a desolate melancholiac Example sentencesExamples - I would argue that Max is a secret melancholiac: he cannot commence mourning because he has not acknowledged that he lost something in the crash.
- Do these films transform us into male melancholiacs, or are we merely passive spectators?
- He argues that the melancholiac's self-loathing disguises a hostility towards the lost, beloved object, indicating an underlying ambivalence towards it.
- The city was inhabited by tall spare melancholiacsM/em> dressed in grey wool.
- Provided they see and think, even melancholiacs cannot fail to be uplifted by the document.
Synonyms killjoy, dog in the manger, damper, dampener, spoilsport, pessimist, prophet of doom, complainer, moaner, mope
adjective mɛlənˈkɒlɪakmɛlənˈkəʊlɪak rare Relating to or suffering from melancholia or depression. another melancholiac drummer turned songwriter Example sentencesExamples - The narrative returns to human losses and the melancholiac recapitulations of grief.
- The planet Saturn is connected to the melancholiac personality.
- The ranks of mannerist musicians furnish numerous instances of melancholiac and eccentric artists.
- Did Mr. Follett strike you as a melancholiac type?
- At first the patients are irritable; later, depression of the melancholiac type dominates the clinical picture.
Definition of melancholiac in US English: melancholiacnoun rare A person suffering from melancholia or depression. Ovid's portrayal of Sappho as a desolate melancholiac Example sentencesExamples - He argues that the melancholiac's self-loathing disguises a hostility towards the lost, beloved object, indicating an underlying ambivalence towards it.
- Provided they see and think, even melancholiacs cannot fail to be uplifted by the document.
- I would argue that Max is a secret melancholiac: he cannot commence mourning because he has not acknowledged that he lost something in the crash.
- The city was inhabited by tall spare melancholiacsM/em> dressed in grey wool.
- Do these films transform us into male melancholiacs, or are we merely passive spectators?
Synonyms killjoy, dog in the manger, damper, dampener, spoilsport, pessimist, prophet of doom, complainer, moaner, mope
adjective rare Relating to or suffering from melancholia or depression. another melancholiac drummer turned songwriter Example sentencesExamples - The ranks of mannerist musicians furnish numerous instances of melancholiac and eccentric artists.
- The planet Saturn is connected to the melancholiac personality.
- Did Mr. Follett strike you as a melancholiac type?
- At first the patients are irritable; later, depression of the melancholiac type dominates the clinical picture.
- The narrative returns to human losses and the melancholiac recapitulations of grief.
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