lugubrious

lu·gu·bri·ous

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [loo-goo-bree-uh s, -gyoo-]
- /lʊˈgu bri əs, -ˈgyu-/
- /luːˈɡuː.bri.əs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [loo-goo-bree-uh s, -gyoo-]
- /lʊˈgu bri əs, -ˈgyu-/

Definitions of lugubrious word

adjective lugubrious mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner: lugubrious songs of lost love. 1
noun lugubrious Looking or sounding sad and dismal. 1
adjective lugubrious gloomy 1
adjective lugubrious If you say that someone or something is lugubrious, you mean that they are sad rather than lively or cheerful. 0
adjective lugubrious excessively mournful; doleful 0
adjective lugubrious very sad or mournful, esp. in a way that seems exaggerated or ridiculous 0

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Origin of lugubrious

First appearance:

before 1595

One of the 38% oldest English words

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

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Parts of speech for Lugubrious

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exclamation

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lugubrious popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Synonyms for lugubrious

adj lugubrious

sorrowful — full of or feeling sorrow; grieved; sad.
gloomy — dark or dim; deeply shaded: gloomy skies.
pensive — dreamily or wistfully thoughtful: a pensive mood.
sad — Systems Analysis Definition
bleak — If a situation is bleak, it is bad, and seems unlikely to improve.

adjective lugubrious

melancholic — disposed to or affected with melancholy; gloomy.
somber — gloomily dark; shadowy; dimly lighted: a somber passageway.
cheerless — Cheerless places or weather are dull and depressing.
miserable — wretchedly unhappy, uneasy, or uncomfortable: miserable victims of war.
melancholy — sober thoughtfulness; pensiveness.

All 18 Synonyms of lugubrious

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adj lugubrious

cheerful — Someone who is cheerful is happy and shows this in their behaviour.
joyful — full of joy, as a person or one's heart; glad; delighted.

All 2 Antonyms of lugubrious

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