1.
[syn: gloominess, lugubriousness, sadness]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
lugubriousness \lu*gu"bri*ous*ness\ n.
1. excessive sadness and mournfulness.
Syn: gloominess.
[WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
lugubriousness
n 1: the quality of excessive mournfulness and uncheerfulness
[syn: gloominess, lugubriousness, sadness]