When and Where I Found It: I was watching the movie "Megamind" (which I love) and the bad guy of the movie, Megamind pronounces several words wrong. He pronounces the letter /o/ like and /a/ and vice versa. While watching this movie he pronounced the word 'melancholy' as mel-on-cholly and I found it hilarious (see previous post for term).
Source: Megamind (2010)
What it Means: According to dictionary.com melancholy means:
noun
1.a gloomy state of mind, especially when habitual or prolonged; depression.
2.sober thoughtfulness; pensiveness.
3. Archaic .
a. the condition of having too much black bile, considered in ancient and medieval medicine to
cause gloominess and depression.
b.black bile.
adjective
4.affected with, characterized by, or showing melancholy; mournful; depressed: a melancholy mood.
5. causing melancholy or sadness; saddening: a melancholy occasion.
6. soberly thoughtful; pensive.
Source: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/melancholy">http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/melancholy
Level of Familiarity: I am very familiar with this word and for some reason forget about it often. Every time I hear it I realize how much I love it. In high school I used to use it in a lot of my essays because it was such a good adjective!
Should I Know This Word Well? I don't know if it's imperative to know well but I sure do love it! As someone who loves to read, it does come up in various texts so it is beneficial to know for me.
Should Others Know This Word? Who and Why? I think that it's a good word for teachers to offer to their students who are looking for a good adjective to use but I don't think that it's crucial for anyone in particular to know.
Source: Megamind (2010)
What it Means: According to dictionary.com melancholy means:
noun
1.a gloomy state of mind, especially when habitual or prolonged; depression.
2.sober thoughtfulness; pensiveness.
3. Archaic .
a. the condition of having too much black bile, considered in ancient and medieval medicine to
cause gloominess and depression.
b.black bile.
adjective
4.affected with, characterized by, or showing melancholy; mournful; depressed: a melancholy mood.
5. causing melancholy or sadness; saddening: a melancholy occasion.
6. soberly thoughtful; pensive.
Source: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/melancholy">http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/melancholy
Level of Familiarity: I am very familiar with this word and for some reason forget about it often. Every time I hear it I realize how much I love it. In high school I used to use it in a lot of my essays because it was such a good adjective!
Should I Know This Word Well? I don't know if it's imperative to know well but I sure do love it! As someone who loves to read, it does come up in various texts so it is beneficial to know for me.
Should Others Know This Word? Who and Why? I think that it's a good word for teachers to offer to their students who are looking for a good adjective to use but I don't think that it's crucial for anyone in particular to know.
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