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melancholy meaning in Kannada

ಖಿನ್ನತೆ

UK/ˈmɛlənkəli/

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British/ˈmɛlənk(ə)lɪj/

melancholy in Kannada: ಖಿನ್ನತೆ, ವಿಷಣ್ಣತೆ, ದುಮ್ಮಾನ, ಖೇದ. In English, melancholy means black bile, formerly thought to be one of the four "cardinal humours" of animal bodies.

Kannada words for melancholy

ಖಿನ್ನತೆ, ವಿಷಣ್ಣತೆ, ದುಮ್ಮಾನ, ಖೇದ, ವ್ಯಾಕುಲತೆ, ವಿಷಣ್ಣ ಪ್ರಕೃತಿ

English meaning of melancholy

  1. noun Black bile, formerly thought to be one of the four "cardinal humours" of animal bodies.
  2. noun Great sadness or depression, especially of a thoughtful or introspective nature.
  3. adjective Affected with great sadness or depression.
  4. adjective Suggestive of wistfulness or subdued emotion.

Full definition of melancholy

melancholy in a sentence

  • Melancholy people don't talk much.

Synonyms of melancholy

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Questions about melancholy in Kannada

What is the meaning of melancholy in Kannada?
Melancholy in Kannada is ಖಿನ್ನತೆ, ವಿಷಣ್ಣತೆ, ದುಮ್ಮಾನ, ಖೇದ.
melancholy ಪದದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಅರ್ಥ ಏನು?
Melancholy: ಖಿನ್ನತೆ, ವಿಷಣ್ಣತೆ, ದುಮ್ಮಾನ, ಖೇದ.
What does melancholy mean in English?
Melancholy means black bile, formerly thought to be one of the four "cardinal humours" of animal bodies.

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Kannada words from Kannada Wiktionary: melancholy (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: melancholy (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Kannada words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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