1 leucocholy | Definition of leucocholy

leucocholy

noun
leu·​co·​choly | \ ˈlükəˌkälē\
plural -es

Definition of leucocholy

: 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

History and Etymology for leucocholy

leuc- + -choly (as in melancholy)

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