depressive

See also: dépressive

English

Etymology

From French dépressif or (deprecated template usage) [etyl]  depressivus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪˈpɹɛsɪv/
• Rhymes: -ɛsɪv

Adjective

depressive (comparative more depressive, superlative most depressive)

1. Causing depression; dispiriting.
2. Affected by depression, depressed; dispirited; melancholic.
3. Relating to or characteristic of depression.

Derived terms

• depressively
• depressiveness
• depressivity

Translations

dispiriting

• Catalan: depressiu m
• French: dépressif (fr) m, déprimant (fr)
• Ido: depresiva
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: depressivo (it) m, deprimente (it)
• Portuguese: depressivo (pt) m, deprimente
• Spanish: depresivo m, deprimente

depressed

• French: dépressif (fr)
• Italian: depressivo (it)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Portuguese: depressivo (pt)
• Spanish: depresivo

Of or relating to depression

• French: dépressif (fr)
• Italian: depressivo (it)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Portuguese: depressivo (pt)
• Spanish: depresivo

Noun

depressive (plural depressives)

1. A person suffering from depression.

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German

Adjective

depressive

1. inflection of depressiv:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

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Italian

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ive

Adjective

depressive

1. feminine plural of depressivo

Anagrams

• prevedessi