Summary
melancholy {noun}
zwaarmoedigheid · melancholie · droefgeestigheid · weemoed
melancholy {adjective}
zwaarmoedig · weemoedig · melancholiek · droefgeestig · melancholisch
English-Dutch translation for "melancholy"
"melancholy" Dutch translation
melancholy {noun}
melancholy {noun} (also: ill humour, ill humor)
melancholy {noun}
That is why there is a touch of melancholy in the air today.
We have not done that because, following Ortega’ s advice, we do not like pointless efforts, which only lead to melancholy.
melancholy {noun}
melancholy {noun}
melancholy {adjective}
melancholy {adj.} (also: gaunt, dreary, dismal, bleak)
melancholy {adj.} (also: gaunt, dismal, bleak, dreary)
melancholy {adj.} (also: gaunt, dreary, dismal, bleak)
melancholy {adj.} (also: dismal, bleak, gaunt, dreary)
The argument that you used before the Seville European Council is not valid: " futile efforts lead to melancholy ".
melancholy {adj.}
Synonyms
Synonyms (English) for "melancholy":
© Princeton Universitysomber · sombre · melancholic · black bile
Usage examples
Usage examples for "melancholy" in Dutch
I hope it will not be a wasted effort, because a thinker from my country used to say that wasted effort leads to melancholy, and at this time of night I do not want to get melancholic.
Similar words
meerkat · meet · meeting · megabyte · megalomania · megalopolis · megasecond · meiosis · meitnerium · Mekong · melancholy · Melanesia · Melanesian · melanoma · melilot · mellowness · melodrama · melodramatic · melody · melon · Melpomene
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