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lugubriousness::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | gloominess, sadness |
| Type of | uncheerfulness |
| Derivation | lugubrious |
Examples of lugubriousness
lugubriousness
Modesty spared him the lugubriousness that weighs down much other art from the era.
From the nytimes.com
This lugubriousness is quite at odds with the insouciant Wiggins we normally see in public.
From the guardian.co.uk
Fine touches festoon the film along the way, including funny quirky bits to leaven the lugubriousness.
From the post-gazette.com
They have the visceral impact of documentary reportage without the self-importance and general lugubriousness.
From the theatlantic.com
His lugubriousness first became a staple of late-night jokes, then a crutch of Washington reporters looking for punchlines and light features.
From the tunedin.blogs.time.com
Heavy-lidded, stiff in his makeup and costume, he never shakes off the lugubriousness that has worked to better advantage in some of his previous roles.
From the time.com
And if you know the 1958 book, to which this production is much truer than the film in details of plot, you may still be surprised by the atmosphere of lugubriousness that hangs over the show.
From the theater.nytimes.com
- Gloominess: the quality of excessive mournfulness and uncheerfulness
- Melancholia was one of the four temperaments in proto-psychology and pre-modern medicine, representing a state of low mood.
