leucocholy

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English

Etymology

leuco-, -choly (as in melancholy)

Noun

leucocholy (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) The mood accompanying trivial activity.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Thomas Gray to this entry?)
    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

References

  • Merriam-Webster Dictionary