leucocholy

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