melancholy

How many syllables in melancholy?

  976452138 syllables

Divide melancholy into syllables:   mel-an-chol-y
Stressed syllable in melancholy:   mel-an-chol-y
How to pronounce melancholy:   mel-un-kol-ee
How to say melancholy:

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Synonyms for melancholy


1 syllable
  • blue
  • glum
  • low
  • down
  • gray
  • sad
2 syllables
  • depressed
  • doldrums
  • homesick
  • sadness
  • tearful
  • wistful
  • dismal
  • gloomy
  • malaise
  • sorrow
  • the blues
3 syllables
4 syllables
  • disconsolate
  • down in the dumps
  • miserable
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