All 4 Uses of
melancholy
in
The Hidden Oracle
- Now, though, I had higher hopes of finding Meg, which made it difficult to summon the proper amount of melancholy.†
p. 257.2 *melancholy = a sad feeling or manner
- Their expressions were melancholy, as if they knew they were going to their deaths, yet they circled the fire.†
p. 296.8
- I did not even mind the hyacinths blooming in the windowsill, filling the room with their melancholy perfume.†
p. 343.4
- Calypso smiled, though her eyes were still touched by melancholy.†
p. 354.9
Definition:
a sad feeling or manner -- sometimes thoughtfully sad