/ Dictionary / Index M melancholia: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: mel•an•cho•li•a Pronunciation: (mel"un-kō'lē-u, -kōl'yu), [key] — n. a mental condition characterized by great depression of spirits and gloomy forebodings. See Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: melancholia (Thesaurus) melan- melancholiac Related Content Daily Word Quiz: abominable Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language