Brooding
Brooding noun - Persistent morbid meditation on a problem.
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Melancholy and brooding are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Melancholy" instead the word "Brooding" as an adjective or a noun.
Melancholy
Melancholy noun - A state or spell of low spirits.
Brooding and melancholy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Brooding" instead an adjective "Melancholy".
Nearby Words: melancholic, melancholia
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When not fighting, he's brooding and melancholy, prone to fits of heavy drinking.
Source: The Berserker - The Wise Prince: Thutmose, if you substitute "melancholy" for "brooding" The Woman Wearing the Queenly Mask: Hatshepsut has shades of this, although she's portrayed as an antagonist.
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Rhaegar repeatedly stated to have had "melancholy eyes", that matched his brooding nature and was a charismatic wise prince who played the harp and liked spending time alone.
Source: Byronic Hero
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