leucocholy

leucocholy
\\ˈlükəˌkälē\ noun (-es)
Etymology: leuc- + -choly (as in melancholy)
: a state of feeling that accompanies preoccupation with trivial and insipid diversions

leucocholy … though it seldom laughs or dances, nor ever amounts to what one calls joy or pleasure, yet is a good easy sort of a state — Thomas Gray


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  • leucocholy — leu·co·choly …   English syllables

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