melancolía
melancholy
Intermediate Noun Feminine
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Pronunciation
/melankoˈli.a/
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Cultural Note
Melancolía often carries a poetic or reflective tone in Spanish, and it is common in literature, music, and everyday description of nostalgic sadness.
📝 Example Sentences
La canción le produjo una extraña melancolía.
The song brought him a strange melancholy.
En otoño siento una ligera melancolía.
In autumn I feel a slight melancholy.
Miró las fotos antiguas con melancolía.
She looked at the old photos with melancholy.