melancholy

As adjectives the difference between melancholy and grumpy

is that melancholy is affected with great sadness or depression while grumpy is unhappy, dissatisfied and/or irritable.

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 poor.

As adjectives the difference between melancholy and poor

is that melancholy is affected with great sadness or depression while poor is with little or no possessions or money.

As nouns the difference between melancholy and poor

is that melancholy is (historical) black bile, formerly thought to be one of the four "cardinal humours" of animal bodies while poor is (with "the") those who have little or no possessions or money, taken as a group.

Sinking is a related term of melancholy.

As nouns the difference between sinking and melancholy

is that sinking is the act or process of sinking while melancholy is (historical) black bile, formerly thought to be one of the four "cardinal humours" of animal bodies.

As a verb sinking

is .

As an adjective melancholy is

affected with great sadness or depression.

Ill-boding is a related term of melancholy.

As adjectives the difference between ill-boding and melancholy

is that ill-boding is which bodes evil, spelling bad things 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 is a synonym of afflictive.

As adjectives the difference between melancholy and afflictive

is that melancholy is affected with great sadness or depression while afflictive is that causes physical or mental pain.

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 sentimental and melancholy

is that sentimental is characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion 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 pathos and melancholy

is that pathos is the quality or property of anything which touches the feelings or excites emotions and passions, especially that which awakens tender emotions, such as pity, sorrow, and the like; contagious warmth of feeling, action, or expression; pathetic quality 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 nouns the difference between grievance and melancholy

is that grievance is (countable) something which causes grief 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.

As nouns the difference between mourning and melancholy

is that mourning is the act of expressing or feeling sorrow or regret; lamentation while melancholy is (historical) black bile, formerly thought to be one of the four "cardinal humours" of animal bodies.

As a verb mourning

is .

As an adjective melancholy is

affected with great sadness or depression.

As nouns the difference between melancholy and torpor

is that melancholy is (historical) black bile, formerly thought to be one of the four "cardinal humours" of animal bodies while torpor is being inactive or stuporous.

As an adjective melancholy

is affected with great sadness or depression.