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Downhearted vs Melancholy - What's the difference?

downhearted | melancholy | Related terms |

Downhearted is a related term of melancholy.


As adjectives the difference between downhearted and melancholy

is that downhearted is sad 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.

Severe vs Melancholy - What's the difference?

severe | melancholy | Related terms |

Severe is a related term of melancholy.


As adjectives the difference between severe and melancholy

is that severe is severe, harsh 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.

Melancholy vs Moody - What's the difference?

melancholy | moody |


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.

As a proper noun moody is

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Depress vs Melancholy - What's the difference?

depress | melancholy |


As a verb depress

is to press down.

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 vs Stoicism - What's the difference?

melancholy | stoicism |


As nouns the difference between melancholy and stoicism

is that melancholy is black bile, formerly thought to be one of the four "cardinal humours" of animal bodies while stoicism is a school of philosophy during the Roman Empire that emphasized reason as a means of understanding the natural state of things, or logos, and as a means of freeing oneself from emotional distress.

As an adjective melancholy

is affected with great sadness or depression.

Melancholy vs Nonchalant - What's the difference?

melancholy | nonchalant |


As adjectives the difference between melancholy and nonchalant

is that melancholy is affected with great sadness or depression while nonchalant is casually calm and relaxed.

As a noun melancholy

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

Blue vs Melancholy - What's the difference?

blue | melancholy |


In historical|lang=en terms the difference between blue and melancholy

is that blue is (historical) a member of the royal horse guards (which merged with the 1st dragoons in 1969) while melancholy is (historical) black bile, formerly thought to be one of the four "cardinal humours" of animal bodies.

As a proper noun blue

is an anglicization of (etyl) blau.

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.

Ambivalent vs Melancholy - What's the difference?

ambivalent | melancholy |


As adjectives the difference between ambivalent and melancholy

is that ambivalent is simultaneously]] experiencing or expressing [[oppose|opposing or contradictory feelings, beliefs, or motivations 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.

Melancholy vs Existentialism - What's the difference?

melancholy | existentialism |


As nouns the difference between melancholy and existentialism

is that melancholy is black bile, formerly thought to be one of the four "cardinal humours" of animal bodies while existentialism is a twentieth-century philosophical movement emphasizing the uniqueness of each human existence in freely making its self-defining choices.

As an adjective melancholy

is affected with great sadness or depression.

Tristful vs Melancholy - What's the difference?

tristful | melancholy |


As adjectives the difference between tristful and melancholy

is that tristful is sad, melancholic 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.

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