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lugubriosity

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lu⋅gu⋅bri⋅ous

  [loo-goo-bree-uhs, -gyoo-]
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–adjective
mournful, dismal, or gloomy, esp. in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner: lugubrious songs of lost love.
Origin:
1595–1605; < L 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

Synonyms:
sorrowful, melancholy.

Antonyms:
cheerful.
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