Hyphenation of melancholy

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word melancholy ? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

melan-choly

Definitions of melancholy :

1.
A feeling of thoughtful sadness
2.
A constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed
3.
A humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy
4.
Characterized by or causing or expressing sadness
Growing more melancholy every hour Her melancholic smile We acquainted him with the melancholy truth
5.
Grave or even gloomy in character
Solemn and mournful music A suit of somber black A somber mood

Synonyms of melancholy :

adj melancholic, sad
noun sadness, unhappiness
noun depression
nounblack bile, liquid body substance, bodily fluid, body fluid, humor, humour

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