Melancholia

A sustained, almost luxurious sadness.

Family Sadness
Valence negative
Arousal deactivated
Intensity Moderate
Opposite Exuberance

A sustained, almost luxurious sadness. The body holds this signal first, often before the mind has named what is happening.

Where melancholia lives in the body

Chest
Tightness or warmth
Moderate
Head
Lightness
Quiet
Arms
Heavy, unused
Withdrawn

Related emotions

MelancholySadness familyPensivenessSadness familyEnnuiExistential familyExuberanceThe opposite
A note on this entry: The data on this page (definition, body sensations, valence, arousal, related emotions) reflects a structured reference for melancholia. A full long-form entry is being added gradually. If you have research, a translation, or a body-mapping correction to suggest, please get in touch.