Similar words
triste
Close — melancholy is a deeper, more poetic sadness than plain triste.
Similar in other languages
Spanish
melancólico
melancólico is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "melancholic."
Practice
1 What does mélancolique mean?
melancholic
2 Fill the gap: La musique lente le rend ___.
Full sentence: La musique lente le rend mélancolique. (The slow music makes him melancholic.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches mélancolique?
mélancolique: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.