Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state or quality of being lugubrious; sorrowfulness; sadness.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun excessive sadness and mournfulness.
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- noun The property of being
lugubrious .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the quality of excessive mournfulness and uncheerfulness
Etymologies
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Examples
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In all lugubriousness, we try not to bemoan the nature of our captivity within the clutches of capitalism too loudly, yet sometimes the pangs of hunger necessitate shirking our duties with the LNN for the sake of maintaining one's foothold in the nefarious cabal of the corporate world.
An Interview with Venger Satanis : The Lovecraft News Network 2010
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Lockheart's fine 2009 CD, In Deep, represented the saxophonist's lateral lyricism, reflecting Polar Bear's offbeat, lugubriousness and rhythmic ingenuity but also featuring elements that the late, great composer Gil Evans would have empathised with: slow theme developments and crafty twists to familiar methods.
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In many families, the negativity, the self-obsession, and the lugubriousness are irritants, and because depression is physically inivisble, families often doubt that it is real, and blame the sufferer.
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In all lugubriousness, we try not to bemoan the nature of our captivity within the clutches of capitalism too loudly, yet sometimes the pangs of hunger necessitate shirking our duties with the LNN for the sake of maintaining one's foothold in the nefarious cabal of the corporate world.
Archive 2010-02-01 2010
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Geoffrey Palmer raised lugubriousness to a high plane as Wendy Craig's inattentive husband, but I always just wanted to punch those kids (pre-Rodney Nicholas Lyndhurst with a posh voice, and his insufferable smarmy curly brother).
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Therefore, at first, I mistook Carolyn's penchant for preciseness and specificity, for mere lugubriousness.
Michael Henry Adams: Recalling Carolyn Kent : Of Irreplaceable Artifacts and Friends 2009
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They have the visceral impact of documentary reportage without the self-importance and general lugubriousness.
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They have the visceral impact of documentary reportage without the self-importance and general lugubriousness.
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I just don't buy Twitter, texting and online lugubriousness to be a portal for narcissism - I can't imagine any narcissist getting his money's worth.
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I just don't buy Twitter, texting and online lugubriousness to be a portal for narcissism - I can't imagine any narcissist getting his money's worth.
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