mélancolie
See also: melancolie
French
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old French melancolie, from Ancient Greek μελαγχολία (melankholía).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmélancolie f (plural mélancolies)
- (historical) 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)
- Synonyms: bile noire, atrabile
- melancholy (sadness or depression)
Related terms
editDescendants
edit- → Turkish: melankoli
Further reading
edit- “mélancolie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.