Lugubriousness (Noun)
Meaning
The quality of excessive mournfulness and uncheerfulness.
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Examples
- The funeral dirge played with lugubriousness that perfectly matched the mournful faces of the family and friends in attendance.
- His lugubriousness made it impossible for him to attend the comedy show without raining on the parade of those around him.
- After her break-up, Sarah's lugubriousness permeated every social gathering she attended, causing friends to shy away from inviting her out.
- The Victorian poet's lugubriousness made his verse hard to stomach for those with even the most faintest disposition to merriment.
- With her unsmiling countenance and somber wardrobe, Ms. Blackwood was often said to possess a lugubriousness that matched her mysterious past.