lugubriosity

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

adjective

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

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

Related forms

lu·gu·bri·ous·ly, adverb

lu·gu·bri·ous·ness, lu·gu·bri·os·i·ty

[luh-goo-bree-os-i-tee, -gyoo-] , noun

non·lu·gu·bri·ous, adjective

non·lu·gu·bri·ous·ly, adverb

non·lu·gu·bri·ous·ness, noun

un·lu·gu·bri·ous, adjective

un·lu·gu·bri·ous·ly, adverb

un·lu·gu·bri·ous·ness, noun

Synonyms
sorrowful, melancholy.

Antonyms
cheerful.

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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
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Lugubriosity is always a great word to know.

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