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melancholy
adjective as in depressed, sad
Weak matches
dejected, despondent, destroyed, disconsolate, dismal, dispirited, doleful, dolorous, down and out, down in the dumps, down in the mouth, downhearted, dragged, droopy, funereal, glum, heavy-hearted, in blue funk, joyless, lachrymose, low-spirited, lugubrious, mirthless, miserable, moony, saddened, saddening, sorry, torn-up, unhappy, wet blanket, woebegone, woeful
noun as in depression, sadness
Strongest matches
boredom, despair, desperation, despondency, ennui, gloom, grief, sorrow, wistfulness
Strong matches
blahs, blues, bummer, dejection, dolor, downer, dumps, funk, gloominess, letdown, miserableness, misery, mopes, mournfulness, pensiveness, tedium, unhappiness, woe, wretchedness
Weak matches
blue devils, blue funk, dismals, dolefuls, down trip, low spirits
Example Sentences
Desplat introduces his main theme, a melancholy, bluesy tune that he wanted to evoke both eerie film noir and the “tragic story of the heritage of slavery.”
After Edward elects to undergo an experimental medical treatment, he begins to transform — his old face literally crumbles off — and the theme accentuates his melancholy and metamorphosis with dark beauty and sludgy textures.
A number of pieces showed off Wise’s facility with an FM radio-friendly pop-rock sound: “Hot Head Bop” had an irresistible bass lick, “Mining Melancholy” was driven by pickax percussion and “Bayou Boogie” borrowed — for the swamp level — the doom-laden opening drum pattern from Phil Collins’s “In the Air Tonight.”
Highlighting the star's intricate choreography, the Independent, awarded four stars, saying "melancholy, oddly intimate" performance "frequently leaves you breathless."
The melancholy ad sees Gary continuing a tradition they shared, building a gingerbread house as his way to remember her.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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