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melancholy
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The Silver Music Box
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- A melancholy smile came to his lips as his sensitive fingers gently brushed the surface.†
p. 1.5melancholy = a sad feeling or manner
- When Lotte and her son headed for home that afternoon, Paul was in a melancholy mood.†
p. 78.9
- An icy wind was blowing one February day, adding to the melancholy of Kensal Green Cemetery.†
p. 181.4
- A melancholy smile came to his lips.†
p. 211.6 *
- But it was his melancholy smile that moved her the most deeply.†
p. 239.1
Definitions:
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(1)
(melancholy) a sad feeling or manner -- sometimes thoughtfully sad
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)