Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

leucocholy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: leu-co-choly
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The mood accompanying trivial activity.

Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Mine, you are to know, is a white Melancholy, or rather Leucocholy for the most part; which, 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, […]"

Etymology

leuco-, -choly (as in melancholy)

Usage

Questions

What does leucocholy mean?: The mood accompanying trivial activity.
Where does leucocholy come from?: leuco-, -choly (as in melancholy)

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