Synonyms & related words for melancholy

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of melancholy — including melancholic, somber, melancholia, mournfulness, wistfulness, sorrowfulness. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to melancholy

Explore words related to melancholy — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include melancholiac, cafard, dolefulness, melancholically, plaintiveness, elegiacal, somberness, dolorousness. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for melancholy

Common synonyms for melancholy include melancholic, somber, melancholia, mournfulness, wistfulness, sorrowfulness, lugubriousness, heavyhearted — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does melancholy come from?

The word melancholy breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: melan-, from Greek melas (“black”); and -chol, from Greek chole (“bile”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.