Yeah... melencony
2007-12-06 05:49:20 · 8 answers · asked by Paris, je t'aime 5 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
yes i mean melancholy... dam one misspelled a word and he gets stepped on... wow
2007-12-06 06:04:54 · update #1
DEPRESSED.
2007-12-06 05:58:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
You are not the first to misspell "melancholy."
While it can mean "sad," it can also mean thoughtful.
Here is the complete definition from dictionary.com:
–noun
1.a gloomy state of mind, esp. when habitual or prolonged; depression.
2.sober thoughtfulness; pensiveness.
3.Archaic.
a.the condition of having too much black bile, considered in ancient and medieval medicine to cause gloominess and depression.
b.black bile.
–adjective
4.affected with, characterized by, or showing melancholy; mournful; depressed: a melancholy mood.
5.causing melancholy or sadness; saddening: a melancholy occasion.
6.soberly thoughtful; pensive.
Oh, and to illustrate how thoughtful melancholy can be, here is a link to a lovely photograph of the Melancholy Walk along the River Thames. (FYI: when I went to look it up, I saw that one landscaping plan had misspelled the word and listed it as "Melencony Walk" so you are in good company.)
http://richmonduponthamesdailyphoto.blogspot.com/2007/10/flair-for-flare-258.html
2007-12-06 14:07:29 · answer #2 · answered by Beach Saint 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
never heard of melencony maybe this word instead:
melancholia
Main Entry: mel·an·cho·lia
Pronunciation: \Ëme-lÉn-ËkÅ-lÄ-É\
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Late Latin, melancholy
Date: 1607
: a mental condition and especially a manic-depressive condition characterized by extreme depression, bodily complaints, and often hallucinations and delusions
— mel·an·cho·li·ac \-lÄ-Ëak\ noun
I did find this referance to the word here:
1319. Oliver S. Fritz (56) (37) was born on 1 May 1843 in Pottsgrove Township, Montgomery Co., PA. He died in May 1923 in Pennsylvania. Caught an article in Reading Eagle, May 1923, Oliver committed suicide by hanging. It was felt he was melencony after a visit to the grave of his beloved wife and daughter.
and believe they mean the same thing
2007-12-06 14:06:05 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
It means - a feeling of thoughtful sadness - according to the dictionary
I also think it means that you are sad about something in the past, that will not come back.
2007-12-06 14:45:06 · answer #4 · answered by gonzo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No such word. However if you mean melancholy it means a feeling of prolonged depression dejection or thoughts of sadness.
2007-12-06 13:52:52 · answer #5 · answered by quatt47 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
u mean melancholy?? its when u are really sad
2007-12-06 13:51:50 · answer #6 · answered by D 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
it means you miss the good old days, it comes from Frenc
2007-12-06 14:00:12 · answer #7 · answered by Josephine 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Your sad or generally unhappy.
2007-12-06 13:56:29 · answer #8 · answered by Perplexed 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋