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lugubre — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • dismal adjective Gloomy, dreary, and depressing.
  • dour adjective Stern, unfriendly, and serious in manner or expression.
  • gloomy adj Dark and dim, especially in a way that feels depressing.
  • lugubrious adj Gloomy, mournful or dismal, especially to an exaggerated degree.
  • macabre adj Disturbingly focused on death, or gruesome and horrifying to look at.
  • moody adj Prone to sudden changes in emotional state; temperamental.
  • mournful adjective Full of sadness or grief.

Senses

lugubre is used for these senses in English:

  • dismal Causing despair; gloomy and bleak.
  • dour Expressing gloom or melancholy.
  • gloomy Not very illuminated; dim because of darkness, especially when appearing depressing or frightening.
  • gloomy Suffering from gloom; melancholy; dejected.
  • lugubrious Gloomy, mournful or dismal, especially to an exaggerated degree.
  • macabre Ghastly, shocking, terrifying.
  • moody Dour, gloomy or brooding.
  • mournful Filled with grief or sadness; being in a state in which one mourns.

dismal — full definition

  1. adjective Gloomy, dreary, and depressing.
  2. adjective Very poor in quality or performance.

dour — full definition

  1. adjective Stern, unfriendly, and serious in manner or expression.
  2. adjective Gloomy or grim.

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