lugubriousness

3 definitions found

lugubriousness - 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]

  lugubriousness \lu*gu"bri*ous*ness\ n.
     1. excessive sadness and mournfulness.
  
     Syn: gloominess.
          [WordNet 1.5]

lugubriousness - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  lugubriousness
      n 1: the quality of excessive mournfulness and uncheerfulness
           [syn: gloominess, lugubriousness, sadness]