The difference between Melancholy and Morose
When used as adjectives, melancholy means affected with great sadness or depression, whereas morose means sullen, gloomy.
Melancholy is also noun with the meaning: black bile, formerly thought to be one of the four "cardinal humours" of animal bodies.
check bellow for the other definitions of Melancholy and Morose
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Melancholy as an adjective (literary):
Affected with great sadness or depression.
Examples:
"'Melancholy people don't talk much."
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Melancholy as a noun (historical):
Black bile, formerly thought to be one of the four "cardinal humours" of animal bodies.
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Melancholy as a noun:
Great sadness or depression, especially of a thoughtful or introspective nature.
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Morose as an adjective:
Sullen, gloomy; showing a brooding ill humour.