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melancholy
US /ˈmɛlənˌkɑli/
・UK /ˈmelənkəli/
B2
adj.AdjectiveHaving a sad mood or feeling
I become melancholy whenever I listen to this music
n. (u.)Uncountable Nounsadness that lasts for a long period of time, often without any obvious reason
The gray sky and falling leaves filled her heart with a deep sense of melancholy.
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Friends say goodbye to Matthew Perry: BBC News Review
- And this is from The Hollywood Reporter: Critics appreciation: Matthew Perry Masterfully Walked the Line Between Mirth and Melancholy.
And this is from The Hollywood Reporter: Critics appreciation: Matthew Perry Masterfully Walked the Line Between Mirth and Melancholy.
- Now, 'mirth' is another word for laughter and 'melancholy' means 'sadness' so it sounds like there's a bit of a contrast here.
Now, 'mirth' is another word for laughter and 'melancholy' means 'sadness' so it sounds like there's a bit of a contrast here.
HISTORY OF IDEAS - Wabi-sabi
- Wabi-Sabi refers to the beauty of the impermanent, the imperfect, the rustic, and the melancholy.
Wabi-Sabi refers to the beauty of the impermanent, the imperfect, the rustic, and the melancholy.
- but its meaning now shifts to refer to an almost exquisite, bittersweet melancholy of being on ones' own.
but its meaning now shifts to refer to an almost exquisite, bittersweet melancholy of being on ones' own.
The Story of: Gerhard Richter (1932–Today)
- These experiments brought him to his formalum or in-paintings, in which he continued to examine the relation between representation and abstraction. What started as a representational painting was being reworked in such a manner, the imagery was entirely obliterated, using gestural brushstrokes and thick impastos. Uniquely, Richter made these gestural brushstrokes without being expressive, pulling the paint across the canvas in an emotionless manner, involving expression as an impelling force of painting. Doing so, Richter emphasised the painterly gesture, a witness of Richter's engagement towards the abstract as a counter-model of the figurative, coming to terms with the new possibilities for painting offered by abstraction and minimalism. Furthermore, from a personal perspective, the 1970s were not the happiest of years for Gerhard Richter, as his marriage with Emma was gradually coming to an end, and he lost his very dear friend Blinke Palermo unexpectedly in 1976. As a result, his grey paintings, but also his figurative works, think of his seascapes in particular, are embedded with a deep melancholy.
These experiments brought him to his formalum or in-paintings, in which he continued to examine the relation between representation and abstraction. What started as a representational painting was being reworked in such a manner, the imagery was entirely obliterated, using gestural brushstrokes and thick impastos. Uniquely, Richter made these gestural brushstrokes without being expressive, pulling the paint across the canvas in an emotionless manner, involving expression as an impelling force of painting. Doing so, Richter emphasised the painterly gesture, a witness of Richter's engagement towards the abstract as a counter-model of the figurative, coming to terms with the new possibilities for painting offered by abstraction and minimalism. Furthermore, from a personal perspective, the 1970s were not the happiest of years for Gerhard Richter, as his marriage with Emma was gradually coming to an end, and he lost his very dear friend Blinke Palermo unexpectedly in 1976. As a result, his grey paintings, but also his figurative works, think of his seascapes in particular, are embedded with a deep melancholy.
- also his figurative works, think of his seascapes in particular, are embedded with a deep melancholy.
also his figurative works, think of his seascapes in particular, are embedded with a deep melancholy.
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Full Audiobook with Subtitles and Chapters
- Scrooge took his melancholy dinner in his usual melancholy tavern;
Scrooge took his melancholy dinner in his usual melancholy tavern;
- He spoke before the hour bell sounded, which it now did with a deep, dull, hollow, melancholy
He spoke before the hour bell sounded, which it now did with a deep, dull, hollow, melancholy
How to Be Charming When Talking About Yourself
- When, all the while, it's really only ever the revelation of the somewhat embarrassing, sad, melancholy and anxious bits of us, that is what makes us endearing to others, and transforms strangers into friends.
When, all the while, it's really only ever the revelation of the somewhat embarrassing, sad, melancholy and anxious bits of us, that is what makes us endearing to others, and transforms strangers into friends.
Why are we so fascinated by ghost towns? | BBC Ideas
- In many instances, abandonment is rapid and locations transform abruptly from being live and 'in the present' to being dead and 'in the past', leaving behind broken but recognisable remnants of life, and often a pervading sense of melancholy.
In many instances, abandonment is rapid and locations transform abruptly from being live and 'in the present' to being dead and 'in the past', leaving behind broken but recognisable remnants of life, and often a pervading sense of melancholy.
The Need to be Alone
- At a certain point, we've had enough of conversations that take us away from our own thought processes, enough of external demands that stop us heeding our inner tremors, enough of the pressure for superficial cheerfulness that denies the legitimacy of our latent inner melancholy, and
At a certain point, we've had enough of conversations that take us away from our own thought processes, enough of external demands that stop us heeding our inner tremors, enough of the pressure for superficial cheerfulness that denies the legitimacy of our latent inner melancholy, and
- superficial cheerfulness that denies the legitimacy of our latent inner melancholy – and enough
superficial cheerfulness that denies the legitimacy of our latent inner melancholy – and enough
Little Women (2019) – Merry Christmas, World
- I think the melancholy beast I figured out is pretty good.
I think the melancholy beast I figured out is pretty good.
- I think the melancholy piece I figured out is pretty good.
I think the melancholy piece I figured out is pretty good.
PSYCHOTHERAPY - Melanie Klein
- These complicated psychological reactions belong to a phase that Klein called the depressive position, a moment of soberness and melancholy when the growing child takes on board, unconsciously, the idea that reality is more complicated and less morally neat than it had ever previously imagined.
These complicated psychological reactions belong to a phase that Klein called the depressive position, a moment of soberness and melancholy when the growing child takes on board, unconsciously, the idea that reality is more complicated and less morally neat than it had ever previously imagined.
- a moment of soberness and melancholy when the growing child takes on board (unconsciously)
a moment of soberness and melancholy when the growing child takes on board (unconsciously)
Part 1 - A Room with a View Audiobook by E. M. Forster (Chs 01-07)
- A young man melancholy because the universe wouldn't fit, because life was a tangle or
A young man melancholy because the universe wouldn't fit, because life was a tangle or