melancholy (subs.) Copy link Outline I. As a diseaseII. Sadness • melancholy (subs.): I. As a disease: atra bīlis: cf. Cic. Tusc. 3, 5, 11: v. hypochondria. II. Sadness: tristĭtia, maestĭtia: v. sadness.
MELANCHOLY Copy link • MELANCHOLY 1. adj., tristis; maestus. 2. s. As a disease, melancholia (medicine); atra bilis (Cic.). Sadness, tristitia; maestitia.