Lugubrious
Mournful or gloomy, often to an exaggerated or affected degree.
adjectiveLugubrious
Mournful or gloomy, often to an exaggerated or affected degree.
adjectiveImagine This
A dark, heavy cloud floating over a landscape filled with vibrant flowers, symbolizing the contrast between gloom and joy.
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LOO-GYOO-BREE-uhs
Looks Like
Looks like: lug + gloom + ious
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From Latin lugubris meaning mournful; the word often conveys an excessively sorrowful or theatrical mood.
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Used to describe mood, tone, or atmosphere as bleak or gloomy; not suitable for describing ordinary sadness.
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- The funeral dirge gave the gathering a lugubrious atmosphere.
- The novel's lugubrious tone left readers feeling somber long after the last page.
From Latin lugubris 'mournful', from lugeo 'to mourn'. The English adjective was borrowed via Old French lugubre.
Mnemonic: Think Lug - as in carry a heavy burden - plus gloom: lug + gloom + ious; a person who carries gloom is lugubrious.
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