How do you spell Melancholy?
Correct spelling
melancholy
Remember: Greek MELAS (black) + CHOLE (bile) - one L, ends in -ly
Why is melancholy spelled this way?
From Greek melancholia, black bile. MELAS (black) + CHOLE (bile). The Greeks believed sadness came from excess black bile — depression as a medical condition, centuries before modern psychiatry.
Common misspellings of melancholy
melanchollymelancholymelancolymelancholey
Example
The autumn rain filled her with a deep melancholy that lingered for days.