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Meaning of "lugubriousness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LUGUBRIOUSNESS

lugubriousness  [lʊˈɡuːbrɪəsnɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LUGUBRIOUSNESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lugubriousness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LUGUBRIOUSNESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Definition of lugubriousness in the English dictionary

The definition of lugubriousness in the dictionary is excessive mournfulness; sorrowfulness.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LUGUBRIOUSNESS


abstemiousness
əbˈstiːmɪəsnɪs
biliousness
ˈbɪlɪəsnɪs
deviousness
ˈdiːvɪəsnɪs
fastidiousness
fæsˈtɪdɪəsnɪs
fierceness
ˈfɪəsnɪs
gregariousness
ɡrɪˈɡeərɪəsnɪs
hideousness
ˈhɪdɪəsnɪs
industriousness
ɪnˈdʌstrɪəsnɪs
lasciviousness
ləˈsɪvɪəsnɪs
luxuriousness
lʌɡˈzjʊərɪəsnɪs
nefariousness
nɪˈfɛərɪəsnɪs
obsequiousness
əbˈsiːkwɪəsnɪs
obviousness
ˈɒbvɪəsnɪs
precariousness
prɪˈkeərɪəsnɪs
rebelliousness
rɪˈbelɪəsnɪs
sanctimoniousness
ˌsæŋktɪˈməʊnɪəsnɪs
seriousness
ˈsɪərɪəsnɪs
superciliousness
ˌsuːpəˈsɪlɪəsnɪs
tediousness
ˈtiːdɪəsnɪs
uxoriousness
ʌkˈsɔːrɪəsnɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LUGUBRIOUSNESS

luggage boot
luggage carrier
luggage handler
luggage insurance
luggage label
luggage locker
luggage rack
luggage van
lugged
lugger
luggie
lugging
Lughnasadh
lughole
Lugo
lugsail
lugubrious
lugubriously
Luguvallum
lugworm

WORDS THAT END LIKE LUGUBRIOUSNESS

business
callousness
carelessness
consciousness
deliciousness
flawlessness
heedlessness
helplessness
hilariousness
homelessness
hopelessness
jealousness
lawlessness
nervousness
preciousness
restlessness
ridiculousness
righteousness
statelessness
unconsciousness
viciousness

Synonyms and antonyms of lugubriousness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «lugubriousness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LUGUBRIOUSNESS

Find out the translation of lugubriousness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lugubriousness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lugubriousness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

lugubriousness
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lugubriousness
570 millions of speakers

English

lugubriousness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

lugubriousness
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

lugubriousness
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

lugubriousness
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lugubriousness
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

lugubriousness
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lugubriousness
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kesunyian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

lugubriousness
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

lugubriousness
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

lugubriousness
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lugubriousness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lugubriousness
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

lugubriousness
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लज्जास्पदता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

lugubriousness
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lugubriousness
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

lugubriousness
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

lugubriousness
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lugubriousness
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

lugubriousness
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lugubriousness
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lugubriousness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lugubriousness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lugubriousness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LUGUBRIOUSNESS»

The term «lugubriousness» is normally little used and occupies the 110.992 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of lugubriousness
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LUGUBRIOUSNESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «lugubriousness» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «lugubriousness» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lugubriousness

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LUGUBRIOUSNESS»

Discover the use of lugubriousness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lugubriousness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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After Romanticism
Thus the allegorical lugubriousness of the wagon, as a passe romanticism might inflect it, rolls away, displaced by that which the avant-garde, up-to-date, obscenely expensive champagne mediates, a prosaic relation of marital infidelity in the ...
Robert G. Eisenhauer, 2008
2
Shakespeares imagery:
<whiteness of shroud, i.e. pallor of death> <lugubriousness , cheerlessness> primär, Typ 2r, partiell implizit 27. <whiteness> , <purity,2 innocence, goodness> primär, Typ 2r, partiell implizit 28. <whiteness> <prettiness, innocent attractiveness> ...
Maria Rauschenberger, 1981
3
Friedrich Nietzsche: A Philosophical Biography
What he liked was Carmen's hot, this—worldly, 'southern' sensuality, the perfect opposite of (looking at things through Nietzsche's eyes) Wagner's metaphysical lugubriousness — a lugubriousness that reaches its peak in Parsifal, about to ...
Julian Young, 2010
4
True Humility
False humility, like lugubriousness, is rather ignominious. Daffy Duck3 would say ofthe falsely humble, “You're despicable!” Actually, he might say that of anyone trying to use the words lugubriousness and ignominious in the same sentence.
Norman H. Drummond, 2012
5
Music, Art, and Metaphysics
Could any one person's unperturbed experience in a given period contain all and only these states: tense grandeur, rollicking abandon, mild lugubriousness?20 If the answers to these or similar questions is no, then the compositions just ...
Jerrold Levinson, 2011
6
Simon & Schuster Super Crossword Puzzle Dictionary And ...
... 10 bad spirits, depression, dismalness, gloominess, low spirits, melancholy, sombemess; 11 joylessness, melancholia; 12 dejectedness, heart sinking, il pensieroso [It], moumful- ness; 13 cheerlessness; 14 failure of heart, lugubriousness, ...
Seth Godin, Lark Productions LLC, Seth Godin Productions, 1999
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Plaintext
A collection of essays discussing adventure, handicaps, depression, science, masculine behavior, parenthood, human sexuality, agoraphobia, and women's role in society.
Nancy Mairs, 1992
8
The dream world of Dion McGregor: (he talks in his sleep)
Honey? Is it perspicaciousness or perspicacity? Which sounds better? Perspicacity . . . very well . . . perspicacity. "Your perspicacity in understanding the lugubrious- ness — ," oh, dear! Honey . . . "lugubriousness?" L...U...G...U ...B...R..
Dion McGregor, 1964
9
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine
the lustrous rubicundity of his countenance, and the contrast, inefi'ably ludicrous, furnished by the lugubriousness of his stories, for both of them were intended to be pathetic, and the inextinguishable hilarity of his face. If you can imagine either  ...
‎1833
10
Hearing Secret Harmonies: Book 12 of A Dance to the Music of ...
... showed signs of developing into a party. Susan Cutts's occasional bouts of melancholy seemed latterly to have descended on her daughter in the form of an innate lugubriousness, which had taken the place of Fiona's earlier tomboy streak.
Anthony Powell, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LUGUBRIOUSNESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lugubriousness is used in the context of the following news items.
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How hard can it be to make an engaging kids film?
Their Liverpudlian lugubriousness was such an integral part of the show, adding a veneer of pathos to episodes that otherwise had the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Review: In 'The Weir,' Things Go Bump in the Night, at the Pub
Ms. Quaid wisely avoids lugubriousness and even the expected tearfulness, as Valerie recounts her story with a dispassionate precision that ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
3
Review: Newcomer McLorin Salvant puts on show to remember
What saved the night from lugubriousness was the simple intrigue and amazement at hearing McLorin Salvant's voice – every word clearly ... «Saskatoon StarPhoenix, Jun 15»
4
Morning Coffee: 22 year old trader made $1m the year she …
At the risk of spreading lugubriousness among all those 30-something bankers who've waited years to earn their £171k ($265k), there is a ... «eFinancialCareers, Jun 15»
5
Classical review: Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Stirling Castle
It is mostly easy-going music, from the breezy opening Allegro to its jazz-infused Finale, but there is an lugubriousness in the central Andante, ... «Scotsman, Jun 15»
6
Cannes Film Review: 'Journey to the Shore'
... and try as she might to carry on with life as usual, her lugubriousness is rubbing off on those around her. As mysteriously as he disappeared, ... «Variety, May 15»
7
Romeo and Juliet Has Gorgeous Technique But Lacks Depth
... Prokofiev's music, which seems sometimes to strangle on its own lugubriousness, the deep horns gasping as the violins break high and free. «San Francisco Classical Voice, May 15»
8
BU's Cinderella Goes Beyond the Brothers Grimm
This is a result of the libretto's heavy hand and Massenet's lugubriousness. Jesse Darden's sweet and plaintive tenor suggested colorings that ... «The Boston Musical Intelligencer, Apr 15»
9
La bohème (English Touring Opera - Tour)
Matthew Stiff's basso warmth is ideal for Colline, his interpretation unaffected by the lugubriousness that sometimes comes with this low-lying ... «WhatsOnStage.com, Mar 15»
10
Restless Realism
... naïvely, that serious literature never smiled,” he has said), he worked hard to shed the lugubriousness that had earned him the nickname. «The New Yorker, Mar 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Lugubriousness [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/lugubriousness>. May 2024 ».
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