Middle Englishmalincolie, melancolie,from attributive use ofmalencoliemelancholyentry1, probably reinforced by construal of-lyas an adjective suffix First Known Use Noun 14th century, in the meaning defined atsense 2c Adjective 15th century, in the meaning defined atsense 2a ...
Middle English malincolie, melancolie, from attributive use of malencolie melancholy entry 1, probably reinforced by construal of -ly as an adjective suffix First Known Use Noun 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2c Adjective 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a Time ...
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishmel‧an‧chol‧y1/ˈmelənkəli$-kɑːli/adjectiveverysadThe music suited her melancholy mood.Examples from the Corpusmelancholy•He was much morecontentnow, thoughmelancholyabout himself and what he'd come to.•It is a verybeautifulins...
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English en‧joy‧ment/ɪnˈdʒɔɪmənt/●●○noun1[countable, uncountable]the feeling ofpleasureyou get from having or doing something, or something youenjoydoingActing hasbroughtme enormousenjoyment.Unfortunately, a small minority want tospoilever...
It needs to be said: bigotry in the name of religion is still bigotry; child abuse wrapped in a Bible verse is still child abuse. FromThe Daily Beast Quaint old Burton in his "Anatomy of Melancholy," recognizes the virtues of the plant while he anathematizes its abuse. ...
a cloth, often of velvet, for spreading over a coffin, bier, or tomb. acoffin. anything that covers, shrouds, or overspreads, especially with darkness or gloom. Synonyms:melancholy,veil,shroud,shadow,darkness,cloud Ecclesiastical. pallium(def2b). ...
and is also vividly represented in the Poe's poem of"Ulalume".This article is going to analyze the"melancholy"in Poe's"Ulalume"with the three-dimensional narrative approach from poetic sound,form and meaning,and demonstrate how Poe represents the theme of"melancholy"aurally,visually and...
Duaibhseach (f) DOO uv shakh Duaibsech sad; sorrowful; melancholy Eachann (m) Eachdonn, Hector Eachdonn, Hector form of the Norse name Haakon- "useful; handy" Eadbhárd (m) Edward Edward from the English Edward "wealth protector" Éadroma (f) AYD rum a Étromma giddyness; light-...
Some of the oils are staggeringly loaded. (One or two *really did* anticipate Jackson Pollock for me, in their lush execution). You will need to walk in and out, to feel that texture and then ‘take in the view’. There is melancholy, both symbolized – for example by the ‘sawn-...
14. 5. pl. An old name for hypochondria, or melancholy; the blues. ``A fit of vapors.' --Pope. 6. (Pharm.) A medicinal agent designed for administration in the form of inhaled vapor. --Brit. Pharm. Vapor bath. (a) A bath in vapor; the application of vapor to the body, or ...