"malencolious" meaning in Middle English

See malencolious in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /malənˈkɔːliuːs/, /maˈlɛnkɔːliuːs/, /mɛlənˈkɔːliuːs/, /mɛˈlɛnkɔːliuːs/
Etymology: From Middle French melancolieus; equivalent to malencolie + -ous. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|frm|melancolieus}} Middle French melancolieus, {{af|enm|malencolie|-ous}} malencolie + -ous Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} malencolious, {{enm-adj}} malencolious Forms: malancolious [alternative], melancolious [alternative], melancolyous [alternative], malencolyous [alternative], melencolyous [alternative], malancoleous [alternative], malencolius [alternative], malencolyus [alternative], malencoliouse [alternative], malyncolyous [alternative]
  1. Made of or containing black bile or melancholy.
    Sense id: en-malencolious-enm-adj-4KCv2E8X Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -ous, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Emotions, Pseudoscience Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 36 5 5 19 12 16 7 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -ous: 35 6 6 16 13 15 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 2 2 19 14 13 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 2 2 19 14 13 2 Disambiguation of Emotions: 46 2 5 16 15 13 2 Disambiguation of Pseudoscience: 10 10 10 20 20 20 11
  2. Having one's mood or emotional state changed by black bile:
    furious, irascible; full of anger and wroth.
    Sense id: en-malencolious-enm-adj-k0tj~hVA
  3. Having one's mood or emotional state changed by black bile:
    upset, depressed; full of sadness and woe.
    Sense id: en-malencolious-enm-adj-1zFrM24~
  4. Due to the influence or presence of black bile.
    Sense id: en-malencolious-enm-adj-bEwU5Gqn Categories (other): Pseudoscience Disambiguation of Pseudoscience: 10 10 10 20 20 20 11
  5. (rare) Affected by a disease caused by too much black bile. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-malencolious-enm-adj-mS~wtOjC Categories (other): Disease, Medicine, Pseudoscience Disambiguation of Disease: 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 Disambiguation of Medicine: 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 Disambiguation of Pseudoscience: 10 10 10 20 20 20 11
  6. (rare) Under the influence of or governed by black bile. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-malencolious-enm-adj-7yIt2HEX Categories (other): Pseudoscience Disambiguation of Pseudoscience: 10 10 10 20 20 20 11
  7. (rare) Having a proclivity to produce black bile. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-malencolious-enm-adj-pla-avmD Categories (other): Pseudoscience Disambiguation of Pseudoscience: 10 10 10 20 20 20 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Psychology Disambiguation of Psychology: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Alternative forms

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