Happiness
Happiness noun - A feeling or state of well-being and contentment.
Usage example: her happiness was complete when she got her very own house
Melancholy
Melancholy noun - A state or spell of low spirits.
Usage example: the bleakness of winter sometimes gives me cause for melancholy
Nearby Words: melancholic, melancholia
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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The final novel, Moominvalley In November, is set simultaneously with it, and is a melancholy tale about a group of lost souls travelling to Moominvalley in the hope of meeting the Moomins and having to find their own happiness when the Moomins aren't there.
Source: Literature / The Moomins -
Lyrical Dissonance: "Christmas Time is Here" is a rather melancholy melody with some prominent minor chords, which strongly contrasts with lyrics that depict "happiness and cheer" and "joyful memories".
Source: Music / Vince Guaraldi - Everyone familiar with The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya knows about the cheery, happy tune of Hare Hare Yukai, the ending theme from the first seasonnote "Hare Hare Yukai" means Sunny, Sunny Happiness.
Source: Dark Reprise
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