melancholy

As nouns the difference between solitude and melancholy

is that solitude is aloneness; state of being alone or solitary, by oneself while melancholy is 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.

As adjectives the difference between devastated and melancholy

is that devastated is ruined, ravaged while melancholy is affected with great sadness or depression.

As a verb devastated

is past tense of devastate.

As a noun melancholy is

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

As nouns the difference between melancholy and tragedy

is that melancholy is black bile, formerly thought to be one of the four "cardinal humours" of animal bodies while tragedy is a drama or similar work, in which the main character is brought to ruin or otherwise suffers the extreme consequences of some tragic flaw or weakness of character.

As an adjective melancholy

is affected with great sadness or depression.

As adjectives the difference between happy and melancholy

is that happy is experiencing the effect of favourable fortune; having the feeling arising from the consciousness of well-being or of enjoyment; enjoying good of any kind, as peace, tranquillity, comfort; contented; joyous 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.

As adjectives the difference between vehement and melancholy

is that vehement is showing strong feelings; passionate; forceful or intense while melancholy is affected with great sadness or depression.

As a noun melancholy is

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

As nouns the difference between melancholy and nihilism

is that melancholy is black bile, formerly thought to be one of the four "cardinal humours" of animal bodies while nihilism is a philosophical doctrine grounded on the negation of one or more meaningful aspects of life.

As an adjective melancholy

is affected with great sadness or depression.

As adjectives the difference between melancholy and nihilistic

is that melancholy is affected with great sadness or depression while nihilistic is of or relating to nihilism.

As a noun 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.

As a noun melancholy

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

As an adverb somberly is

in a somber manner.

As nouns the difference between melancholy and anger

is that melancholy is (historical) black bile, formerly thought to be one of the four "cardinal humours" of animal bodies while anger is remorse, regret.

As an adjective melancholy

is affected with great sadness or depression.

As nouns the difference between melancholy and envy

is that melancholy is black bile, formerly thought to be one of the four "cardinal humours" of animal bodies while envy is resentful desire of something possessed by another or others (but not limited to material possessions).

As an adjective melancholy

is affected with great sadness or depression.

As a verb envy is

to feel displeasure or hatred towards (someone) for their good fortune or possessions.