definition of melancholic state
Definition of melancholy [melâ¢anâ¢cholâ¢y] (noun) Sadness or depression of the spirits; gloom: There is melancholy in the wind and sorrow in the grassâ ( Charles Kuralt). (noun) Pensive reflection or contemplation. (noun) Archaic Black bile. (noun) Archaic An emotional state characterized by sullenness and outbreaks of violent anger, believed to arise from black bile.