Definition of lugubrious in English:

lugubrious

adjective lʊˈɡuːbrɪəsləˈɡ(j)ubriəs

Looking or sounding sad and dismal.
his face looked even more lugubrious than usual
Example sentencesExamples
- One element in the puzzling Aberdeen which has changed, however, is the boss who, while still displaying the same lugubrious demeanour, has learned several savage lessons about the Premier League.
- One will certainly be forgiven for harboring similar reservations about the religious tradition that grew up around this lugubrious symbol.
- While the penultimate anti-whaling lament, The Last Leviathan, proves somewhat lugubrious, the album closes on a note of affirmation with the simple but affecting love song Running Home.
- He has this rather lugubrious expression and a kind of lethargy that makes you wonder if he finds it a bit of a pain to keep himself alive by breathing in and out.
- The mood in their haunted honky-tonk runs from lugubrious laments to boisterous boogies, drawing in touches of ragtime, country, blues and cabaret.
- Just as well that he's arranged his own party: his lugubrious downer of a dad has forgotten what day it is.
- I toured the small cemetery with its sad tombstone inscriptions, and then took the short boat trip back to Ile Royale, where a lugubrious guide pointed out the almond tree under which the guillotine used to stand.
- A large, disapproving looking woman of mature years accompanied by a lugubrious Schnauzer - both clad in sleeveless knitted jerkins - had materialised on the lawn.
- The furniture is of the grandest and displayed in rooms lined with panelling and tapestries - dim, because things fade in bright light, but for that reason rather lugubrious.
- ‘I think of myself as pretty much an undiscovered genius,’ quips the lugubrious 47-year-old.
- And so my evening ended with the lugubrious sight and sound, fortunately unseen and unheard, of a chubby old poet singing along to a faltering self-accompaniment, working through a few old style songs.
- ‘I was a unique talent,’ says John, in lugubrious tones.
- The performances are as sharp as a tack, with Sergent and Blackburn quite brilliant as the ‘cynical pustule’ Pump and the laconically lugubrious Smith.
- I think it's better to be a little bit humorous, not just lugubrious if you can help it.
- How else to explain the Oscar triumphs of Gladiator, Out of Africa, and the legendarily lugubrious 1968 musical Oliver!?
- Which makes Paradise Lost the ideal listen for those among you who happen to like the more lugubrious moments of Depeche Mode, or Metallica, or, preferably, both.
- A tall, lugubrious man wearing what looked suspiciously like a parka, he at first spoke so quietly nobody could hear.
- But come on - he can be so longwinded, lugubrious, and self-indulgent.
- The actor adores pranks, especially the ones that require a straight face and his familiar lugubrious delivery.
- Something in the vibration of that deep, pompous tone he adopts - the lugubrious, narcissistic fake gravity - grates on me.
Synonyms
mournful, gloomy, sad, unhappy, doleful, Eeyorish, glum, melancholy, melancholic, woeful, miserable, woebegone, forlorn, despondent, dejected, depressed, long-faced, sombre, solemn, serious, sorrowful, morose, dour, mirthless, cheerless, joyless, wretched, dismal, grim, saturnine, pessimistic
funereal, sepulchral, dirge-like, elegiac
informal down in the mouth, down in the dumps, blue
British informal looking as if one had lost a pound and found a penny
literary dolorous

Derivatives

lugubriously

adverblʊˈɡuːbrɪəsliləˈɡubriəsli

It is long, dark, lugubriously lit and, in its reticent way, it murmurs about the sheer sum of money that has been lavished on it.
Example sentencesExamples
- For a while it became the archetypal maudlin pub drinking song: imagine it lugubriously belted out at closing time with a skinful of beer lubricating every voice.
- ‘You are guilty of inhumanity to your fellow man,’ the voice lugubriously intones, and nothing short of a full confession of wrongs committed to all affected will save Stu.
- He looks lugubriously over the sprawl of Northampton, coughs frighteningly and mops his brow.
- ‘Man is more happy when a child than ever after if I may judge by my own experience’, he records lugubriously.

lugubriousness

nounlʊˈɡuːbrɪəsnəsləˈɡubriəsnəs

Unfortunately, some other songs tend towards the kind of treacly lugubriousness that gives country music a bad name.
Example sentencesExamples
- Besides helping to harmonise the King's familial arrangements Pompadour also brought an intense injection of fun into a court environment which had tended to reflect Louis' lugubriousness.
- But despite its lugubriousness and morbidness I left the theater going over the narrative possibilities and what they implied about the characters in a surprisingly pleasant mood.
- The good news is that, despite its lugubriousness, it's still a good motion picture - a clear improvement upon episode one.
- ‘Coming from a depressed background has paid dividends,’ he later observed with characteristic lugubriousness.

Origin

Early 17th century: from Latin lugubris (from lugere 'mourn') + -ous.

Rhymes

salubrious

Definition of lugubrious in US English:

lugubrious

adjectiveləˈɡ(y)o͞obrēəsləˈɡ(j)ubriəs

Looking or sounding sad and dismal.
his face looked even more lugubrious than usual
Example sentencesExamples
- Just as well that he's arranged his own party: his lugubrious downer of a dad has forgotten what day it is.
- He has this rather lugubrious expression and a kind of lethargy that makes you wonder if he finds it a bit of a pain to keep himself alive by breathing in and out.
- ‘I was a unique talent,’ says John, in lugubrious tones.
- The furniture is of the grandest and displayed in rooms lined with panelling and tapestries - dim, because things fade in bright light, but for that reason rather lugubrious.
- The actor adores pranks, especially the ones that require a straight face and his familiar lugubrious delivery.
- A tall, lugubrious man wearing what looked suspiciously like a parka, he at first spoke so quietly nobody could hear.
- But come on - he can be so longwinded, lugubrious, and self-indulgent.
- I toured the small cemetery with its sad tombstone inscriptions, and then took the short boat trip back to Ile Royale, where a lugubrious guide pointed out the almond tree under which the guillotine used to stand.
- Something in the vibration of that deep, pompous tone he adopts - the lugubrious, narcissistic fake gravity - grates on me.
- Which makes Paradise Lost the ideal listen for those among you who happen to like the more lugubrious moments of Depeche Mode, or Metallica, or, preferably, both.
- ‘I think of myself as pretty much an undiscovered genius,’ quips the lugubrious 47-year-old.
- How else to explain the Oscar triumphs of Gladiator, Out of Africa, and the legendarily lugubrious 1968 musical Oliver!?
- A large, disapproving looking woman of mature years accompanied by a lugubrious Schnauzer - both clad in sleeveless knitted jerkins - had materialised on the lawn.
- The performances are as sharp as a tack, with Sergent and Blackburn quite brilliant as the ‘cynical pustule’ Pump and the laconically lugubrious Smith.
- One element in the puzzling Aberdeen which has changed, however, is the boss who, while still displaying the same lugubrious demeanour, has learned several savage lessons about the Premier League.
- And so my evening ended with the lugubrious sight and sound, fortunately unseen and unheard, of a chubby old poet singing along to a faltering self-accompaniment, working through a few old style songs.
- One will certainly be forgiven for harboring similar reservations about the religious tradition that grew up around this lugubrious symbol.
- While the penultimate anti-whaling lament, The Last Leviathan, proves somewhat lugubrious, the album closes on a note of affirmation with the simple but affecting love song Running Home.
- The mood in their haunted honky-tonk runs from lugubrious laments to boisterous boogies, drawing in touches of ragtime, country, blues and cabaret.
- I think it's better to be a little bit humorous, not just lugubrious if you can help it.
Synonyms
mournful, gloomy, sad, unhappy, doleful, eeyorish, glum, melancholy, melancholic, woeful, miserable, woebegone, forlorn, despondent, dejected, depressed, long-faced, sombre, solemn, serious, sorrowful, morose, dour, mirthless, cheerless, joyless, wretched, dismal, grim, saturnine, pessimistic

Origin

Early 17th century: from Latin lugubris (from lugere ‘mourn’) + -ous.

单词	lugubrious
释义	Definition of lugubrious in English: lugubrious adjective lʊˈɡuːbrɪəsləˈɡ(j)ubriəs Looking or sounding sad and dismal. his face looked even more lugubrious than usual Example sentencesExamples One element in the puzzling Aberdeen which has changed, however, is the boss who, while still displaying the same lugubrious demeanour, has learned several savage lessons about the Premier League. One will certainly be forgiven for harboring similar reservations about the religious tradition that grew up around this lugubrious symbol. While the penultimate anti-whaling lament, The Last Leviathan, proves somewhat lugubrious, the album closes on a note of affirmation with the simple but affecting love song Running Home. He has this rather lugubrious expression and a kind of lethargy that makes you wonder if he finds it a bit of a pain to keep himself alive by breathing in and out. The mood in their haunted honky-tonk runs from lugubrious laments to boisterous boogies, drawing in touches of ragtime, country, blues and cabaret. Just as well that he's arranged his own party: his lugubrious downer of a dad has forgotten what day it is. I toured the small cemetery with its sad tombstone inscriptions, and then took the short boat trip back to Ile Royale, where a lugubrious guide pointed out the almond tree under which the guillotine used to stand. A large, disapproving looking woman of mature years accompanied by a lugubrious Schnauzer - both clad in sleeveless knitted jerkins - had materialised on the lawn. The furniture is of the grandest and displayed in rooms lined with panelling and tapestries - dim, because things fade in bright light, but for that reason rather lugubrious. ‘I think of myself as pretty much an undiscovered genius,’ quips the lugubrious 47-year-old. And so my evening ended with the lugubrious sight and sound, fortunately unseen and unheard, of a chubby old poet singing along to a faltering self-accompaniment, working through a few old style songs. ‘I was a unique talent,’ says John, in lugubrious tones. The performances are as sharp as a tack, with Sergent and Blackburn quite brilliant as the ‘cynical pustule’ Pump and the laconically lugubrious Smith. I think it's better to be a little bit humorous, not just lugubrious if you can help it. How else to explain the Oscar triumphs of Gladiator, Out of Africa, and the legendarily lugubrious 1968 musical Oliver!? Which makes Paradise Lost the ideal listen for those among you who happen to like the more lugubrious moments of Depeche Mode, or Metallica, or, preferably, both. A tall, lugubrious man wearing what looked suspiciously like a parka, he at first spoke so quietly nobody could hear. But come on - he can be so longwinded, lugubrious, and self-indulgent. The actor adores pranks, especially the ones that require a straight face and his familiar lugubrious delivery. Something in the vibration of that deep, pompous tone he adopts - the lugubrious, narcissistic fake gravity - grates on me. Synonyms mournful, gloomy, sad, unhappy, doleful, Eeyorish, glum, melancholy, melancholic, woeful, miserable, woebegone, forlorn, despondent, dejected, depressed, long-faced, sombre, solemn, serious, sorrowful, morose, dour, mirthless, cheerless, joyless, wretched, dismal, grim, saturnine, pessimistic funereal, sepulchral, dirge-like, elegiac informal down in the mouth, down in the dumps, blue British informal looking as if one had lost a pound and found a penny literary dolorous Derivatives lugubriously adverblʊˈɡuːbrɪəsliləˈɡubriəsli It is long, dark, lugubriously lit and, in its reticent way, it murmurs about the sheer sum of money that has been lavished on it. Example sentencesExamples For a while it became the archetypal maudlin pub drinking song: imagine it lugubriously belted out at closing time with a skinful of beer lubricating every voice. ‘You are guilty of inhumanity to your fellow man,’ the voice lugubriously intones, and nothing short of a full confession of wrongs committed to all affected will save Stu. He looks lugubriously over the sprawl of Northampton, coughs frighteningly and mops his brow. ‘Man is more happy when a child than ever after if I may judge by my own experience’, he records lugubriously. lugubriousness nounlʊˈɡuːbrɪəsnəsləˈɡubriəsnəs Unfortunately, some other songs tend towards the kind of treacly lugubriousness that gives country music a bad name. Example sentencesExamples Besides helping to harmonise the King's familial arrangements Pompadour also brought an intense injection of fun into a court environment which had tended to reflect Louis' lugubriousness. But despite its lugubriousness and morbidness I left the theater going over the narrative possibilities and what they implied about the characters in a surprisingly pleasant mood. The good news is that, despite its lugubriousness, it's still a good motion picture - a clear improvement upon episode one. ‘Coming from a depressed background has paid dividends,’ he later observed with characteristic lugubriousness. Origin Early 17th century: from Latin lugubris (from lugere 'mourn') + -ous. Rhymes salubrious Definition of lugubrious in US English: lugubrious adjectiveləˈɡ(y)o͞obrēəsləˈɡ(j)ubriəs Looking or sounding sad and dismal. his face looked even more lugubrious than usual Example sentencesExamples Just as well that he's arranged his own party: his lugubrious downer of a dad has forgotten what day it is. He has this rather lugubrious expression and a kind of lethargy that makes you wonder if he finds it a bit of a pain to keep himself alive by breathing in and out. ‘I was a unique talent,’ says John, in lugubrious tones. The furniture is of the grandest and displayed in rooms lined with panelling and tapestries - dim, because things fade in bright light, but for that reason rather lugubrious. The actor adores pranks, especially the ones that require a straight face and his familiar lugubrious delivery. A tall, lugubrious man wearing what looked suspiciously like a parka, he at first spoke so quietly nobody could hear. But come on - he can be so longwinded, lugubrious, and self-indulgent. I toured the small cemetery with its sad tombstone inscriptions, and then took the short boat trip back to Ile Royale, where a lugubrious guide pointed out the almond tree under which the guillotine used to stand. Something in the vibration of that deep, pompous tone he adopts - the lugubrious, narcissistic fake gravity - grates on me. Which makes Paradise Lost the ideal listen for those among you who happen to like the more lugubrious moments of Depeche Mode, or Metallica, or, preferably, both. ‘I think of myself as pretty much an undiscovered genius,’ quips the lugubrious 47-year-old. How else to explain the Oscar triumphs of Gladiator, Out of Africa, and the legendarily lugubrious 1968 musical Oliver!? A large, disapproving looking woman of mature years accompanied by a lugubrious Schnauzer - both clad in sleeveless knitted jerkins - had materialised on the lawn. The performances are as sharp as a tack, with Sergent and Blackburn quite brilliant as the ‘cynical pustule’ Pump and the laconically lugubrious Smith. One element in the puzzling Aberdeen which has changed, however, is the boss who, while still displaying the same lugubrious demeanour, has learned several savage lessons about the Premier League. And so my evening ended with the lugubrious sight and sound, fortunately unseen and unheard, of a chubby old poet singing along to a faltering self-accompaniment, working through a few old style songs. One will certainly be forgiven for harboring similar reservations about the religious tradition that grew up around this lugubrious symbol. While the penultimate anti-whaling lament, The Last Leviathan, proves somewhat lugubrious, the album closes on a note of affirmation with the simple but affecting love song Running Home. The mood in their haunted honky-tonk runs from lugubrious laments to boisterous boogies, drawing in touches of ragtime, country, blues and cabaret. I think it's better to be a little bit humorous, not just lugubrious if you can help it. Synonyms mournful, gloomy, sad, unhappy, doleful, eeyorish, glum, melancholy, melancholic, woeful, miserable, woebegone, forlorn, despondent, dejected, depressed, long-faced, sombre, solemn, serious, sorrowful, morose, dour, mirthless, cheerless, joyless, wretched, dismal, grim, saturnine, pessimistic Origin Early 17th century: from Latin lugubris (from lugere ‘mourn’) + -ous.
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