Downheartedness vs Melancholy - What's the difference?
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Affected with great sadness or depression.
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, chapter=1 (historical) Black bile, formerly thought to be one of the four "cardinal humours" of animal bodies.
*, Bk.I, New York 2001, p.148:
Great sadness or depression, especially of a thoughtful or introspective nature.
* 1593 , (William Shakespeare), , V. i. 34:
Downheartedness is a related term of melancholy.
As nouns the difference between downheartedness and melancholy
is that downheartedness is the characteristic of being downhearted; sadness 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.melancholy
English
Adjective
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Synonyms
* (thoughtful sadness) (l) * See alsoNoun
(melancholies)- Melancholy , cold and dry, thick, black, and sour,is a bridle to the other two hot humours, blood and choler, preserving them in the blood, and nourishing the bones.
- My mind was troubled with deep melancholy .