Polyglot Dictionary

melancólico

/melɐ̃ˈkɔliku/

adjective B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

feminine
melancólica
plural
melancólicos

Meaning

  1. melancholy

    • Era um dia melancólico.

      It was a melancholy day.

Similar words

depressivo

depressivo (depressing) causes sadness, or clinically describes a depressive state; melancólico (melancholy) is a wistful, reflective sadness, often more romantic than clinical.

triste

Close — melancholy is a deeper, more poetic sadness than plain triste.

Similar in other languages

German

Melancholie

Melancholie is the German word for the same thing — both mean "melancholy."

German

schwermütig

schwermütig is the German word for the same thing — both mean "melancholy."

Practice

1 What does melancólico mean?

2 Fill the gap: Era um dia ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches melancólico?

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