B1NounFeminine
la malinconia
melancholy
/mah-leen-koh-NEE-ah/
Plural: malinconie
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What does ‘malinconia’ mean in English?
Examples in Context
L'autunno porta con sé una certa malinconia.
Autumn brings with it a certain melancholy.
Sente malinconia quando guarda le vecchie foto.
She feels melancholy when looking at old photos.
About This Word
Malinconia is a literary and emotional word; the adjective is malinconico/a.
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