different between melancholic vs mistful

melancholic

English

Alternative forms

  • melancholick (obsolete)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ???????????? (melankholikós, atrabilious, impulsive, of atrabilious or melancholic temperament), from ?????????? (melankholía, melancholy).

Adjective

melancholic (comparative more melancholic, superlative most melancholic)

  1. Filled with or affected by melancholy—great sadness or depression, especially of a thoughtful or introspective nature.
    • Just as the melancholic eye / Sees fleets and armies in the sky.

Translations

Noun

melancholic (plural melancholics)

  1. A person who is habitually melancholy.

Translations

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mistful

English

Etymology

mist +? -ful

Adjective

mistful (comparative more mistful, superlative most mistful)

  1. Clouded with, or as with, mist.

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