lugubrious

[ loo-goo-bree-uhs, -gyoo- ]

/ lʊˈgu bri əs, -ˈgyu- /

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adjective

mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner: lugubrious songs of lost love.

Nearby words

lugo, lugones, lugones, leopoldo, lugosi, lugsail, lugubrious, lugworm, luhansk, luhrmann, luhsien, luichow

Origin of lugubrious

1595–1605; < Latin lūgubri(s) mournful (akin to lūgēre to mourn) + -ous

SYNONYMS FOR lugubrious

sorrowful, melancholy.

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ANTONYMS FOR lugubrious

cheerful.

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Related forms

lu·gu·bri·ous·ly, adverblu·gu·bri·ous·ness, lu·gu·bri·os·i·ty

[luh-goo-bree-os-i-tee, -gyoo-] /ləˌgu briˈɒs ɪ ti, -ˌgyu-/, nounnon·lu·gu·bri·ous, adjectivenon·lu·gu·bri·ous·ly, adverb

non·lu·gu·bri·ous·ness, nounun·lu·gu·bri·ous, adjectiveun·lu·gu·bri·ous·ly, adverbun·lu·gu·bri·ous·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for lugubrious

She is likely to shoehorn her pain into lugubrious scenarios that are perfect for country-music videos.
Battle of the Blondes|Bryan Curtis|January 28, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Death is not a lugubrious occasion here, but more often a celebration of a life.
Islanders Eulogize Obama's 'Tutu'|Paul Theroux|November 4, 2008|DAILY BEAST
To which she responded, to the lugubrious air of "John Brown's Body,"
Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, November, 1878|Various
To this lugubrious declaration Lena Rook yielded ready assent.
The Fatal Cord|Mayne Reid

A lugubrious quail doled forth a grating, dismal note at long but measured intervals, offending the ear and depressing the heart.
It Is Never Too Late to Mend|Charles Reade
Those four lugubrious walls had their moment of dazzling brilliancy.
Les Misrables|Victor Hugo
After the disappearance of day into the vast of silent obscurity, he became in lugubrious accord with all around him.
The Man Who Laughs|Victor Hugo

British Dictionary definitions for lugubrious

lugubrious

/ (lʊˈɡuːbrɪəs) /

adjective

excessively mournful; doleful

Derived Forms

lugubriously, adverblugubriousness, noun

Word Origin for lugubrious

C17: from Latin lūgubris mournful, from lūgēre to grieve

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