'Lugubriousness' definitions:

Definition of 'lugubriousness'

From: WordNet
noun
The quality of excessive mournfulness and uncheerfulness [syn: gloominess, lugubriousness, sadness]

Definition of 'Lugubriousness'

From: GCIDE
  • Lugubrious \Lu*gu"bri*ous\, a. [L. lugubris, fr. lugere to mourn; cf. Gr. lygro`s sad, Skr. ruj to break.] Mournful; indicating sorrow, often ridiculously or feignedly; doleful; woful; pitiable; as, a whining tone and a lugubrious look. [1913 Webster]
  • Crossbones, scythes, hourglasses, and other lugubrious emblems of mortality. --Hawthorne. -- {Lu*gu"bri*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Lu*gu"bri*ous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'lugubriousness'

From: GCIDE
  • lugubriousness \lu*gu"bri*ous*ness\ n.
  • 1. excessive sadness and mournfulness.
  • Syn: gloominess. [WordNet 1.5]