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lugubriousness
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Lugubriousness
(gcide) | Lugubrious \Lu*gu"bri*ous\, a. [L. lugubris, fr. lugere to
mourn; cf. Gr. lygro`s sad, Skr. ruj to break.]
Mournful; indicating sorrow, often ridiculously or feignedly;
doleful; woful; pitiable; as, a whining tone and a lugubrious
look.
[1913 Webster]
Crossbones, scythes, hourglasses, and other lugubrious
emblems of mortality. --Hawthorne.
-- Lu*gu"bri*ous*ly, adv. -- Lu*gu"bri*ous*ness, n.
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lugubriousness
(gcide) | lugubriousness \lu*gu"bri*ous*ness\ n.
1. excessive sadness and mournfulness.
Syn: gloominess.
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lugubriousness
(wn) | lugubriousness
n 1: the quality of excessive mournfulness and uncheerfulness
[syn: gloominess, lugubriousness, sadness] |
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Lugubriousness
(gcide) | Lugubrious \Lu*gu"bri*ous\, a. [L. lugubris, fr. lugere to
mourn; cf. Gr. lygro`s sad, Skr. ruj to break.]
Mournful; indicating sorrow, often ridiculously or feignedly;
doleful; woful; pitiable; as, a whining tone and a lugubrious
look.
[1913 Webster]
Crossbones, scythes, hourglasses, and other lugubrious
emblems of mortality. --Hawthorne.
-- Lu*gu"bri*ous*ly, adv. -- Lu*gu"bri*ous*ness, n.
[1913 Webster]lugubriousness \lu*gu"bri*ous*ness\ n.
1. excessive sadness and mournfulness.
Syn: gloominess.
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