melancholy

Melancholy is a synonym of heavydoleful.

Ravage is a related term of melancholy.

As a verb ravage

is .

As an adjective melancholy is

affected with great sadness or depression.

As a noun melancholy is

(historical) black bile, formerly thought to be one of the four "cardinal humours" of animal bodies.

Dark is a related term of melancholy.

As adjectives the difference between dark and melancholy

is that dark is having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light while melancholy is affected with great sadness or depression.

As nouns the difference between dark and melancholy

is that dark is a complete or (more often) partial absence of light while melancholy is (historical) black bile, formerly thought to be one of the four "cardinal humours" of animal bodies.

As nouns the difference between agony and melancholy

is that agony is violent contest or striving while melancholy is (historical) black bile, formerly thought to be one of the four "cardinal humours" of animal bodies.

As an adjective melancholy is

affected with great sadness or depression.

Dimness is a related term of melancholy.

As nouns the difference between dimness and melancholy

is that dimness is the state of being dim, poorly illuminated, almost dark while melancholy is (historical) black bile, formerly thought to be one of the four "cardinal humours" of animal bodies.

As an adjective melancholy is

affected with great sadness or depression.

Hard is a synonym of melancholy.

As nouns the difference between hard and melancholy

is that hard is stove, heater; an enclosed space in which fuel (usually wood) is burned to provide heating, usually for cooking while melancholy is (historical) black bile, formerly thought to be one of the four "cardinal humours" of animal bodies.

As an adjective melancholy is

affected with great sadness or depression.

Woeful is a related term of melancholy.

As adjectives the difference between woeful and melancholy

is that woeful is full of woe; sorrowful; distressed with grief or calamity while melancholy is affected with great sadness or depression.

As a noun melancholy is

(historical) black bile, formerly thought to be one of the four "cardinal humours" of animal bodies.

Afflicted is a related term of melancholy.

As a verb afflicted

is (afflict).

As an adjective melancholy is

affected with great sadness or depression.

As a noun melancholy is

(historical) black bile, formerly thought to be one of the four "cardinal humours" of animal bodies.

Melancholy is a related term of hopeless.

As adjectives the difference between melancholy and hopeless

is that melancholy is affected with great sadness or depression while hopeless is without hope; despairing; not expecting anything positive.

As a noun melancholy

is (historical) black bile, formerly thought to be one of the four "cardinal humours" of animal bodies.

Dispiriting is a related term of melancholy.

As adjectives the difference between dispiriting and melancholy

is that dispiriting is lowering the morale of; making despondent or depressive; disheartening while melancholy is affected with great sadness or depression.

As a verb dispiriting

is .

As a noun melancholy is

(historical) black bile, formerly thought to be one of the four "cardinal humours" of animal bodies.