Melancholy and Sunless

Melancholy

Melancholy adjective - Causing unhappiness.

Sunless and melancholy are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sunless" instead an adjective "Melancholy".

Nearby Words: melancholic, melancholia

Sunless

Sunless adjective - Causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer.
Usage example: mental patients who were once condemned to spend their lives in the sunless confines of a state asylum

Melancholy and sunless are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Melancholy" instead an adjective "Sunless".

Nearby Word: sun
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