noun
- plural of melancholy; feelings of thoughtful sadness or depression
Usage: formal; literary
Examples
- The autumn weather brought on his usual melancholies.
- She wrote poetry to express her deep melancholies.
- The old songs stirred up forgotten melancholies in his heart.
- Winter melancholies affected many people in the northern regions.
- His melancholies lifted when spring finally arrived.
- The artist’s paintings captured the melancholies of urban life.