lugubriosity

lugubriosity
lu·gu·bri·os·i·ty

English syllables. 2014.

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  • lugubriosity — (n.) 1839, from L. lugubris (see LUGUBRIOUS (Cf. lugubrious)) + ITY (Cf. ity). Sometimes also lugubrosity …   Etymology dictionary

  • lugubriosity — ləˌgübrēˈäsəd.ē, lü , ətē, i noun ( es) Etymology: from lugubrious, after such pairs as English curious, curiosity : the quality or state of being lugubrious …   Useful english dictionary

  • lugubrious — lugubriously, adv. lugubriousness, lugubriosity /leuh gooh bree os i tee, gyooh /, n. /loo gooh bree euhs, gyooh /, adj. mournful, dismal, or gloomy, esp. in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner: lugubrious songs of lost love. [1595… …   Universalium

  • depression — [n1] low spirits; despair abasement, abjection, abjectness, blahs*, bleakness, blue funk*, bummer, cheerlessness, dejection, desolation, desperation, despondency, disconsolation, discouragement, dispiritedness, distress, dole, dolefulness, dolor …   New thesaurus

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