Féminin

mélancolie

Signification (Anglais)

  1. (feminine, 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)
  2. (feminine) melancholy (sadness or depression)

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Prononcé comme (IPA)
/me.lɑ̃.kɔ.li/
Étymologie (Anglais)

From Old French melancolie, from Ancient Greek μελαγχολία (melankholía).

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