melancholy
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Once brash and unapologetic, his humour now carries a quiet melancholy - yet it lands with the precise timing of someone who has learned what it takes to survive.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
And yet for all this success, a persistent melancholy stalked the writer.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
That elegant dance matches what we see on stage, the kabuki performances melding melancholy and beauty, anguish and catharsis.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026
Not all makeovers were created equal: Some were in service to disappearing, others to fitting in; some were manic and others melancholy.
From Salon • Jan. 17, 2026
But as it is I perceive behind them only the suffering of the creature, the awful melancholy of life and the pitilessness of men.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
Vocabulary lists containing melancholy
"The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe
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