malencolie
Middle English
Alternative forms
- malencolye, malancolie, malancolye, malyncoly, malencoly, malencoli, melancolye, melancolie
Etymology
From Old French melancolie, from Late Latin melancholia, from Ancient Greek μελαγχολία (melankholía). Many forms of this word show influence from Old French mal (“bad”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /malənˈkɔːliː(ə)/, /maˈlɛnkɔliː(ə)/, /mɛlənˈkɔːliː(ə)/, /mɛˈlɛnkɔliː(ə)/
Noun
malencolie (uncountable)
- Black bile as one of the four cardinal humours believed to influence health and mood.
- The mood or psychological state believed to result from the influence of black bile:
- Ire, wroth, fury: the state of being or feeling angry or ireful.
- (Late Middle English) Melancholy, sadness, depression, or gloominess; the state of feeling sad.
- A supposed affliction caused by an excessive amount or quantity of black bile.
Related terms
- malencolien
- malencolik
- malencolious
Descendants
- English: melancholy (remodelled after Latin)
References
- “malencolī(e (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-09.
Adjective
malencolie
- Tending to be under the influence of black bile.
- Made of or containing black bile or melancholy.
- Having one's mood changed by black bile; depressed or raging.
- (rare) Due to the influence of black bile.
Descendants
- English: melancholy (remodelled after Latin)
- Scots: melancholy (remodelled after Latin)
References
- “malencolī(e (adj.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-09.
See also
- (four humours) flewme, coler, malencolie, sanguine [edit]