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lugubriousness

 

  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Lugubrious  \Lu*gu"bri*ous\,  a.  [L.  lugubris  fr  lugere  to 
  mourn;  cf  Gr  ?  sad,  Skr.  ruj  to  break.] 
  Mournful;  indicating  sorrow,  often  ridiculously  or  feignedly; 
  doleful;  woful;  pitiable;  as  a  whining  tone  and  a  lugubrious 
  look 
 
  Crossbones,  scythes,  hourglasses,  and  other  lugubrious 
  emblems  of  mortality.  --Hawthorne. 
  --  {Lu*gu"bri*ous*ly},  adv  --  {Lu*gu"bri*ous*ness},  n. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  lugubriousness 
  n  :  excessive  sadness  and  mournfulness  [syn:  {gloominess}]




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