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melancholy

Meaning

A state of pensive dejection; a gloominess of spirit.

Examples by difficulty

Basic: Simple, everyday vocabulary — the easiest to read.

The grey sky matched her mood. She sat by the window, not really seeing the street below, just lost in a quiet sadness. A deep, pensive dejection had settled over her, a gloominess of spirit she couldn't shake.

The last dust mote caught the dying sunlight in the empty workshop. He sat on a stool, staring at the unfinished clockwork bird. A deep melancholy settled over him, a quiet sadness with no specific cause, just a heavy feeling in his chest.

The old robot, its joints stiff with rust, watched the last solar flare fade from the observation screen. No new signals had come in for years. A quiet melancholy settled over its circuits, a deep gloominess of spirit as it understood its solitary existence.

The clown, usually a ball of pure glee, sat slumped on a tiny unicycle. A single tear, bright red paint, dripped down his cheek. A profound state of pensive dejection had settled over him; he felt a real gloominess of spirit. Turns out, his oversized shoes were stuck together.

Barnaby the badger woke up with a terrible feeling of pensive dejection. He gazed at his half-eaten crumpet, the jam suddenly seeming less cheerful. A deep gloominess of spirit settled over him as he contemplated the existential dread of having to put on his tiny galoshes.

Normal: Standard, everyday language.

Rain lashed against the windowpane, mirroring the heavy, unshakeable melancholy that settled over her. She sat by the cold fireplace, the silence amplifying her deep gloominess of spirit. Nothing seemed to lift the dejection from her heart.

The lone astronaut watched Earth recede, a tiny blue marble in the vast darkness. A profound melancholy settled over him, a quiet sadness that felt heavier than the vacuum of space. He missed the predictable routines of the orbital station, the hum of life support.

The last shipment of rare fungal spores had arrived, but the air in the subterranean lab was heavy with a quiet sadness. Dr. Aris studied the empty grow tanks, a deep sense of pensive dejection settling over him. The project's funding was cut, and his hope for cultivating bioluminescent fungi was fading into gloominess of spirit.

Bartholomew's cat, Mr. Fluffernutter, was experiencing a profound state of pensive dejection. He'd lost his favorite squeaky mouse, and now, instead of his usual zoomies, he sat on the highest shelf, a picture of gloominess of spirit, only occasionally sighing dramatically at dust bunnies.

Barnaby the badger, renowned for his surprisingly sophisticated taste in interpretive dance, felt a profound melancholy settling over him. His latest routine, a dramatic portrayal of a runaway sock seeking its mate, had been met with stony silence from the audience of earthworms. He sighed, a deep, rumbling sound that shook a nearby dandelion.

Advanced: Richer vocabulary that stretches an upper-level reader.

The gray skies and persistent drizzle amplified his melancholy mood. He sat by the window, a deep gloominess of spirit settling over him as he watched the deserted street. There was no desire to engage, only a quiet, pensive dejection.

After the last spore-collector had packed his filters and ascended, a quiet settled over the bio-dome. The low hum of the atmosphere processors seemed amplified in the absence of conversation, fostering a distinct melancholy in the remaining xenobotanist.

The last known spore collector watched the alien fungi fade, a profound melancholy settling in his chest. His purpose was gone. The desolate moonscape offered no comfort, only the lingering echo of his own quiet despair.

Barnaby Buttercup, after meticulously polishing his monocle, was overcome by a peculiar melancholy. He'd discovered his prize-winning petunia had developed a rival, a flamboyant fuchsia, and the gloominess of spirit was so profound, he seriously considered taking up interpretive dance.

Barnaby the badger, usually a cheerful chap, found himself in a state of pensive dejection. His prize-winning turnip, a truly prodigious specimen, had been pilfered by a rogue squirrel. A profound gloominess of spirit settled over him as he contemplated the squirrel's likely enjoyment of his victory vegetable.

Challenging: Rare, high-register vocabulary for serious word lovers.

A pervasive melancholy settled over him as the day waned. He contemplated his solitary existence, each passing hour deepening his pensive dejection. A profound gloominess of spirit marked his quiet contemplation of the fading light.

After meticulously calibrating the last sonic dampener in the sub-etheric resonate chamber, Elara felt a familiar melancholy descend. The complex equations and their precise execution had momentarily banished it, but now, in the echoing silence, a pensive dejection settled, a gloominess of spirit that even the glow of the proximity sensors couldn't dispel.

The alchemist stared into the perpetually swirling phosphors of the chronometer, a profound melancholy settling over him. The meticulous calculations had yielded no discernible temporal anomaly, only the familiar, disheartening hum of the universe’s unyielding consistency. His dejection stemmed from the absence of anything truly novel.

Bartholomew, a purveyor of peculiar pies, found himself in a state of pensive dejection, a veritable melancholy brought on by the utter dearth of clientele demanding his notorious durian-and-anchovy concoction. His usually ebullient spirit sagged like an overripe plum.

Bartholomew, a connoisseur of artisanal cheesecloth, found himself steeped in a profound melancholy as he contemplated the egregious absence of triple-creamed Stilton at the annual Luddite convention. His usually ebullient spirit sagged with a pensive dejection, a veritable gloominess of spirit that even the most pungent Gorgonzola couldn't assuage.

Difficulty

Normal — Everyday words worth reinforcing.

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