| CONCHOLOGY | • conchology n. The study of molluscs and their shells. • conchology n. The hobby of shell collecting. • CONCHOLOGY n. the study of shells. |
| MELANCHOLY | • melancholy n. (Historical) Black bile, formerly thought to be one of the four "cardinal humours" of animal bodies. • melancholy n. Great sadness or depression, especially of a thoughtful or introspective nature. • melancholy adj. (Literary) Affected with great sadness or depression. |
| MELANCHOLIA | • melancholia n. Deep sadness or gloom; melancholy. • melancholia n. (Pathology) depression, characterised by irrational fears, guilt and apathy. • MELANCHOLIA n. a state of melancholy. |
| MELANCHOLIC | • melancholic adj. Filled with or affected by melancholy—great sadness or depression, especially of a thoughtful or introspective… • melancholic adj. (Dated) Pertaining to black bile (melancholy). • melancholic adj. (Classical temperament) Pertaining to the melancholic temperament or its associated personality traits. |
| CONCHOLOGIES | • conchologies n. Plural of conchology. • CONCHOLOGY n. the study of shells. |
| CONCHOLOGIST | • conchologist n. One who collects shells, especially for the purpose of scientific study. • CONCHOLOGIST n. a collector or student of shells. |
| MELANCHOLIAC | • melancholiac n. Synonym of melancholic. • MELANCHOLIAC n. one suffering from melancholia. |
| MELANCHOLIAE | • MELANCHOLIA n. a state of melancholy. |
| MELANCHOLIAS | • melancholias n. Plural of melancholia. • MELANCHOLIA n. a state of melancholy. |
| MELANCHOLICS | • melancholics n. Plural of melancholic. • MELANCHOLIC n. one given to melancholy. |
| MELANCHOLIES | • melancholies n. Plural of melancholy. • MELANCHOLY n. prolonged depression of spirits. |
| MELANCHOLILY | • melancholily adv. In a melancholy manner. • MELANCHOLY adv. sad, gloomy. |
| CONCHOLOGICAL | • conchological adj. Of or pertaining to conchology. • CONCHOLOGICAL adj. relating to conchology, the study of shells. |
| CONCHOLOGISTS | • conchologists n. Plural of conchologist. • CONCHOLOGIST n. a collector or student of shells. |
| MELANCHOLIACS | • melancholiacs n. Plural of melancholiac. • MELANCHOLIAC n. one suffering from melancholia. |
| MELANCHOLIOUS | • melancholious adj. (Obsolete) melancholy. • MELANCHOLIOUS adj. melancholic. |
| MELANCHOLINESS | • melancholiness n. The quality of being melancholy. • MELANCHOLINESS n. the state of being melancholy. |
| MELANCHOLICALLY | • melancholically adv. In a melancholic manner. • MELANCHOLIC adv. subject to melancholy. |