How to Pronounce "melancholy"
word
/ˈmɛɫənˌkɑɫi/
ME-luhn-kah-lee
/mˈɛlənkˌɒli/
ME-luhn-ko-lee
Definition
A deep feeling of sadness, often without an obvious reason; a quiet or gentle kind of sorrow.
IPA Transcription
American English
/ˈmɛɫənˌkɑɫi/
British English
/mˈɛlənkˌɒli/
Simplified Pronunciation
US
ME-luhn-kah-lee
UK
ME-luhn-ko-lee
Listen in Context
He felt a deep melancholy after the summer ended.
The painting has a melancholy mood.
A sense of melancholy filled the empty house.
There's something melancholy about rainy afternoons.