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--n. 7 competition, contest, meeting, match, tourney,
tournament; muster, rally: The track meet was won by our team.
meetý adj. fitting, suitable, appropriate, proper, fit, congruous:
It is meet to offer praises to God.
meeting n. 1 appointment, engagement, rendezvous, encounter,
assignation, tryst, Slang US meet: She arranged a meeting with
her ex-husband. 2 assembly, convention, conference, gathering,
congress, conclave, session, congregation, convocation, US
caucus, Colloq get-together: Nominations for next year's
officers will be presented at the next meeting. 3 convergence,
converging, confluence, joining, union, junction, conjunction,
intersection: The earliest settlement was at the meeting of the
two rivers. 4 See meet, 7, above.
melancholy
adj. 1 sad, morose, depressed, unhappy, dejected, despondent,
blue, downhearted, glum, gloomy, woeful, woebegone, lugubrious,
disconsolate, downcast, dispirited, low-spirited, cheerless,
crestfallen, chap-fallen, forlorn, heartbroken, mournful,
sorrowful, miserable, dismal, Colloq down in the mouth, (down)
in the dumps, low: Harold has been melancholy ever since Lucy
left.
--n. 2 sadness, sorrow, misery, woe, gloom, unhappiness, blues,
moroseness, depression, dejection, dejectedness, despondence,
despondency, downheartedness, glumness, gloominess, woefulness,
lugubriousness, disconsolateness, dispiritedness, cheerlessness,
mournfulness, sorrowfulness, miserableness, dolour, anguish:
Getting Harold's mind off his problems may relieve his
melancholy.
mellow adj. 1 soft, juicy, luscious, delicious, rich, sweet,
flavourful, full-flavoured, ready, ripe, mature, ripened, aged:
She set before us a dish of mellow peaches. Amontillado sherry
is noted for its mellow taste. 2 musical, melodious, full, pure,
rich, sweet, dulcet, mellifluous, euphonious, vibrant: Her
voice was low, mellow, and suggestive. 3 soft, softened,
subtle, muted, pastel: The mellow shades of this painting would
fit well into the d‚cor. 4 easygoing, genial, gentle,
good-natured, easy, cordial, friendly, warm, amiable, agreeable,