Comfort
Comfort noun - A feeling of ease from grief or trouble.
Melancholy and comfort are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Melancholy" instead a noun "Comfort".
Melancholy
Melancholy noun - A state or spell of low spirits.
Comfort and melancholy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Comfort" instead a noun "Melancholy".
Nearby Words: melancholic, melancholia
Both words in one sentence
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The Cover Changes the Meaning: "3 AM" is a melancholy reflection from a man taking comfort in his lover's company one last time before the law takes him away.
Source: Music / Simon & Garfunkel - Cheers theme: The Scrubs sitcom fantasy episode ended with a melancholy cover of the Cheers theme, as JD leaves the harsh tragedies of the hospital to seek some comfort and escapism in television sitcoms.
Source: The Cover Changes the Meaning - White-Dwarf Starlet: Variant — the Cafe Opera caters specifically to old and forgotten performers, and is even owned by one; while a melancholy place, the patrons can find support, comfort, and even romance with their peers.
Source: Theatre / Alegría
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