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Yes, melancholy is playable

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"Melancholy" Definition

noun

Archaic An emotional state characterized by sullenness and outbreaks of violent anger, believed to arise from black bile.
Archaic Black bile.
Pensive reflection or contemplation.
Sadness or depression of the spirits; gloom: "There is melancholy in the wind and sorrow in the grass” ( Charles Kuralt).
A mood.

adjective

Affected with or marked by depression of the spirits; sad. See Synonyms at sad.
Pensive; thoughtful.
Tending to promote sadness or gloom: a letter with some melancholy news.
Depressed in spirits .
Causing or tending to cause sadness or depression of mind or spirit .

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