The word “melancholic” is pronounced as “mel-un-kol-ik”. The stress is on the third syllable. It is an adjective that means “sad” or “depressed”.
The word “melancholic” comes from the Greek word “melas”, which means “black”, and “chole”, which means “bile”. In ancient Greek medicine, it was believed that an excess of black bile caused sadness and depression. This belief persisted until the 19th century.
