lugubrious

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/luːˈguːbriəs/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/lʊˈgubriəs, -ˈgju-/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(lŏŏ go̅o̅′brē əs, -gyo̅o̅′-)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
lu•gu•bri•ous /lʊˈgubriəs, -ˈgyu-/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. mournful, dismal, or gloomy, esp. in an exaggerated manner:lugubrious songs of lost love.
lu•gu•bri•ous•ly, adv. 
lu•gu•bri•ous•ness, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
lu•gu•bri•ous  (lŏŏ go̅o̅′brē əs, -gyo̅o̅′-),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. mournful, dismal, or gloomy, esp. in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner:lugubrious songs of lost love.
  • Latin lūgubri(s) mournful (akin to lūgēre to mourn) + -ous
  • 1595–1605;
lu•gu′bri•ous•ly, adv. 
lu•gu′bri•ous•ness, lu•gu•bri•os•i•ty  (lə go̅o̅′brē os′i tē, -gyo̅o̅′-),USA pronunciation n. 
    sorrowful, melancholy.
    cheerful.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
lugubrious / lʊˈɡuːbrɪəs/
  1. excessively mournful; doleful
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin lūgubris mournful, from lūgēre to grieveluˈgubriouslyluˈgubriousness
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