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View usage for: (luːguːbriəs) adjectiveIf you say that someone or something is lugubrious, you mean that they are sad rather than lively or cheerful. [literary] ...a tall, thin man with a long and lugubrious face. He plays some passages so slowly that they become lugubrious. Synonyms: gloomy, serious, sad, dismal More Synonyms of lugubrious lugubriously adverb [ADVERB with verb, oft ADVERB adjective] The dog gazed at us lugubriously for a few minutes. lugubrious in British English (lʊˈɡuːbrɪəs) adjectiveexcessively mournful; doleful Derived forms lugubriously (luˈgubriously) adverb lugubriousness (luˈgubriousness) noun Word origin C17: from Latin lūgubris mournful, from lūgēre to grieve lugubrious in American English (ləˈgubriəs; ləˈgjubriəs) adjective very sad or mournful, esp. in a way that seems exaggerated or ridiculous Derived forms lugubriously (luˈgubriously) adverb lugubriousness (luˈgubriousness) noun Word origin L lugubris < lugere, to mourn (< IE base * leuğ-, *leug-, to break > Welsh llwyth, burden) + -ous Examples of 'lugubrious' in a sentencelugubrious Definition mournful or gloomy He plays it so slowly that it becomes lugubrious. Additional synonymsDefinition gloomy and depressing You can't occupy yourself with dismal thoughts all the time. Synonyms sad, gloomy, melancholy, black, dark, depressing, discouraging, bleak, dreary, sombre, forlorn, despondent, lugubrious, sorrowful, wretched, funereal, cheerless, dolorousDefinition dreary or mournful He stared over his glasses with a doleful look. Synonyms mournful, sad, gloomy, depressing, low, painful, distressing, dismal, melancholy, dreary, sombre, pitiful, forlorn, woeful, lugubrious, sorrowful, wretched, funereal, cheerless, woebegone, down in the mouth, dolorousDefinition dull or uninteresting a dreary little town in the Midwest Synonyms dismal, depressing, bleak, sad, lonely, gloomy, solitary, melancholy, sombre, forlorn, glum, mournful, lonesome (US, Canadian), downcast, sorrowful, wretched, joyless, funereal, doleful, cheerless, drear, comfortlessNearby words oflugubrious - ludicrous
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Additional synonymsDefinition suggestive of a funeral He addressed the group in funereal tones. Synonyms gloomy, dark, sad, grave, depressing, dismal, lamenting, solemn, dreary, sombre, woeful, mournful, lugubrious, sepulchral, dirge-like, deathlike Definition characterized by, causing, or expressing sadness It was at this time of day that I felt most melancholy. Synonyms sad, down, depressed, unhappy, low, blue, miserable, moody, gloomy, dismal, sombre, woeful, glum, mournful, dejected, despondent, dispirited, melancholic, downcast, lugubrious, pensive, sorrowful, disconsolate, joyless, doleful, downhearted, heavy-hearted, down in the dumps (informal), woebegone, down in the mouth, low-spiritedDefinition ill-tempered, sullen, and unwilling to talk very much She was morose, pale and reticent. Synonyms sullen, miserable, moody, gloomy, down, low, cross, blue, depressed, sour, crabbed, pessimistic, perverse, melancholy, dour, crusty, glum, surly, mournful, gruff, churlish, sulky, taciturn, ill-tempered, in a bad mood, grouchy (informal), down in the dumps (informal), crabby, saturnine, ill-humoured, ill-naturedDefinition feeling or expressing grief and sadness He looked mournful, even near to tears. Synonyms dismal, sad, unhappy, miserable, gloomy, grieving, melancholy, sombre, heartbroken, desolate, woeful, rueful, heavy, downcast, grief-stricken, lugubrious, disconsolate, joyless, funereal, heavy-hearted, down in the dumps (informal), cheerless, brokenheartedDefinition feeling sorrow The loss left me feeling sad and empty. Synonyms unhappy, down, low, blue, depressed, gloomy, grieved, dismal, melancholy, sombre, glum, wistful, mournful, dejected, downcast, grief-stricken, tearful, lugubrious, pensive, disconsolate, doleful, heavy-hearted, down in the dumps (informal), cheerless, lachrymose, woebegone, down in the mouth (informal), low-spirited, triste (archaic), sick at heart Definition serious, sad, or gloomy The pair were in sombre mood. Synonyms gloomy, sad, sober, grave, dismal, melancholy, mournful, lugubrious, joyless, funereal, doleful, sepulchralHis father's face looked suddenly soft and sorrowful. Synonyms sad, unhappy, miserable, sorry, depressed, painful, distressed, grieving, dismal, afflicted, melancholy, tearful, heartbroken, woeful, mournful, dejected, rueful, lugubrious, wretched, disconsolate, doleful, heavy-hearted, down in the dumps (informal), woebegone, piteous, sick at heart Definition sad in appearance She sniffed and looked quite woebegone. Synonyms gloomy, low, blue, troubled, sad, miserable, forlorn, mournful, dejected, downcast, grief-stricken, lugubrious, long-faced, sorrowful, wretched, disconsolate, funereal, crestfallen, doleful, downhearted, down in the dumps (informal), cheerless, hangdog, down in the mouth (informal), chapfallen Definition extremely sad a woeful ballad about lost love Synonyms sad, distressing, tragic, miserable, gloomy, dismal, pathetic, harrowing, heartbreaking, grievous, mournful, plaintive, heart-rending, sorrowful, doleful, piteous |