1. a person who suffers from or is prone to melancholy
Usage: rare

1. characterized by or suffering from melancholy
Usage: rare

Examples

• The poet was known as a melancholiac who wrote beautiful but sorrowful verses.
• Her melancholiac temperament made her sensitive to the changing seasons.
• He had a melancholiac disposition that colored his view of the world.
• The artist’s melancholiac paintings reflected his inner turmoil.
• She described herself as a melancholiac who found beauty in sadness.