malencolik

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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old French melancolique, from Ancient Greek μελαγχολικός (melankholikós); equivalent to malencolie +‎ -ik.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /malənˈkɔːlik/, /maˈlɛnkɔlik/, /mɛlənˈkɔːlik/, /mɛˈlɛnkɔlik/

Adjective

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malencolik

  1. Made of or containing black bile or melancholy.
  2. Under the influence of or governed by black bile.
  3. Having one's mood changed by black bile; depressed or raging.
  4. Due to the influence or presence of black bile.
  5. (rare) Affected by a disease caused by too much black bile.
  6. (rare) Having a proclivity to produce black bile.

Descendants

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  • English: melancholic (remodelled after Greek)

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See also

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