melancholy
Definitions
Noun
- A feeling of thoughtful sadness
- A constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed
- A humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "melancholy".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | impatiently | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | empirically | 5 | 5 |
| 3 | materially | 5 | 5 |
| 4 | mechanically | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | emphatically | 5 | 3 |
| 6 | implicitly | 4 | 3 |
| 7 | mercilessly | 4 | 3 |
| 8 | imperfectly | 4 | 2 |
| 9 | implausibly | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | improbably | 4 | 1 |
| 11 | machiavelli | 5 | 1 |
| 12 | maliciously | 4 | 1 |
| 13 | marginally | 4 | 1 |
| 14 | masterfully | 4 | 1 |
| 15 | meaningfully | 4 | 1 |
| 16 | metrically | 4 | 1 |
| 17 | impressively | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | impulsively | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | maddeningly | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | mancinelli | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | martorelli | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | massingale | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | menacingly | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | metropoli | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | mexicali | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | mignanelli | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | mindlessly | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | monetarily | 5 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "melancholy".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | delancy | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | anchovy | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | melancholic | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | melancon | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | melany | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | menthol | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | melchor | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | melanby | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | manhole | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | machold | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | evancho | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | delanoy | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | blachly | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | relaunch | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | muenchow | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | methanol | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | mench | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | meloy | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | melly | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | melchior | 3 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "melancholy" in a sentence.
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "melancholy" in a sentence.
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "melancholy" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "melancholy".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 3
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 28
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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