melancholy
a deep, lingering sadness or pensive gloom
Word origin: From Greek melas, black, and khole, bile.
Melancholy in a sentence
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A quiet melancholy settled over her as she packed up the empty house.
A pervasive melancholy runs through the late poems, where memory and loss displace the optimism of his youth.
Using “melancholy” well
Melancholy denotes a deep, lingering, often reflective sadness, gentler and more pensive than acute grief. It can carry an almost wistful, contemplative quality.
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