malencolien
Middle English
Alternative forms
- malancolien
Etymology
From Old French malancolien; equivalent to malencolie + -ien.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /malənˈkɔːliːɛn/, /maˈlɛnkɔliːɛn/, /mɛlənˈkɔːliːɛn/, /mɛˈlɛnkɔliːɛn/
Adjective
malencolien (rare)
- (of celestial bodies) In the right spot for creation of black bile.
- Ireful, wrothful, furious: full of anger, wroth, or ire.
References
- “malencolien (adj. & n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-10.
Noun
malencolien (rare)
- A melancholiac.
References
- “malencolien (adj. & n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-10.