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lugubriousness

lugubriousness noun: the property of being lugubrious.

Noun

lugubriousness (uncountable)

  1. The property of being lugubrious.
    • If you have never beheld or heard a bassoon you are to understand that it is an instrument of wood, of considerable more length than breadth, provided with numerous stops and keys, and capable of producing an infinite variety of tones, ranging from the depth of lugubriousness to the highest pitch...1896, Eugene Field, “The Platonic Bassoon”, in The Holy Cross and Other Tales, New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, page 198
    • It is a little difficult for the present generation to gain a clear conception of the New England Sabbath of the time of my boyhood; but this outline at least will give a general impression of its lugubriousness, and it may readily be inferred that the day thus given over to dolorous tasks was not...1915, Luther Burbank, chapter 1, in Luther Burbank: His Methods and Discoveries, Their Practical Application, volume 12, New York: Luther Burbank Press, page 29

Examples of lugubriousness in a sentence

  • The neighborhood appealed to me, particularly at night when the full squalor and lugubriousness of it made itself felt.1934, Henry Miller, Tropic of Cancer:
  • Now he had to listen while she sang with sweet lugubriousness to the end.1961, V. S. Naipaul, A House for Mr Biswas, Vintage International, published 2001, Part One, Chapter 4:

Origin of lugubriousness

From lugubrious + -ness.

Questions about lugubriousness

What does lugubriousness mean?
Lugubriousness means the property of being lugubrious.
How do you use lugubriousness in a sentence?
The neighborhood appealed to me, particularly at night when the full squalor and lugubriousness of it made itself felt.
What part of speech is lugubriousness?
Lugubriousness is a noun.

Words near lugubriousness in the dictionary

  1. lugubriates
  2. lugubriating
  3. lugubriosity
  4. lugubrious
  5. lugubriously
  6. lugubriousness
  7. Luguru
  8. Lugus
  9. Lugwardine
  10. lugworm
  11. lugworms

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