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
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“Leucocholy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leucocholy. Accessed 27 Sep. 2021.
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