Found 2 items, similar to Lugubriousness.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: lugubriousness lugubriousness n : excessive sadness and mournfulness [syn: gloominess]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Lugubriousness 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]