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    Lugubres (en. Gloomy)

    /ly.ɡy.bʁ/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishFrench
    adjective
    Which is very sad, evoking sadness.
    The lugubrious music filled the room with sadness.
    La musique lugubre a rempli la salle de tristesse.
    Which has a dark and ominous appearance.
    The lugubrious sky foretold a storm.
    Le ciel lugubre annonçait une tempête.
    Evokes an atmosphere of mourning.
    The places were lugubrious after the ceremony.
    Les lieux étaient lugubres après la cérémonie.

    Etymology

    Derived from the Latin 'lugubris', which means 'of mourning'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    a lugubrious air
    a sad or dark atmosphere.
    un air lugubre
    lugubrious thoughts
    melancholic thoughts or those tinged with mourning.
    des pensées lugubres
    a lugubrious laugh
    a laugh that seems sinister or sad.
    un rire lugubre

    Related Words

    lugubriously
    In a lugubrious manner.
    lugubrement
    lugubriousness
    State of melancholic sadness.
    lugueur
    lugubriousness
    Lugubrious or dark character of an atmosphere.
    lugubrité

    Slang Meanings

    A very sad atmosphere.
    This party had a lugubrious atmosphere, everyone seemed downcast.
    Cette fête avait une ambiance lugubre, tout le monde semblait abattu.
    A person with a sad demeanor.
    Stop being so lugubrious, try to relax.
    Arrête d'être si lugubre, essaie de te détendre.