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LUGUBRIOUSNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The quality of excessive mournfulness and uncheerfulness
Synonyms:
gloominess; lugubriousness; sadness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("lugubriousness" is a kind of...):
uncheerfulness (not conducive to cheer or good spirits)
Derivation:
lugubrious (excessively mournful)