All 3 Uses of
melancholy
in
Nights in Rodanthe
- Year after year, he brought home perfect grades, and though his father was proud of his accomplishments, there was an air of melancholy about him whenever he looked over Paul's report cards, as though he knew that they meant his son would one day leave the farm and never come back.†
Chpt 3
- The lines in his face, grown deep over the years, were still prominent, but the intensity he once saw in his reflection had been replaced with a sort of weary melancholy.†
Chpt 3 *
- Adrienne offered her a melancholy smile.†
Chpt 18
Definition:
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(melancholy) a sad feeling or manner -- sometimes thoughtfully sad