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melancholy
(historical) Black bile, formerly thought to be one of the four "cardinal humours" of animal bodies.
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Melancholy, cold and dry, thick, black, and sour, […] is a bridle to the other two hot humours, blood and choler, preserving them in the blood, and nourishing the bones.
Great sadness or depression, especially of a thoughtful or introspective nature.
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"The ancients referred melancholy to the mind, the moderns make it matter of digestion—to either case my plan applies," said Lady Mandeville.
(literary) Affected with great sadness or depression.