lugubre

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lugubre

\ly.ɡybʁ\
[ly.ɡybʁ] France

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Du latin lugubris.

adjective lugubres

Qui marque ou qui inspire une sombre tristesse. Et le roi éclata de rire, mais d’un rire si faux, que l’écho de la chambre le répéta d’un ton lugubre.

Similar: morne, triste

Thesaurus

adjective

Similar: morne, triste

In English

dismal gloomy and bleak
lugubrious gloomy
gloomy imperfectly illuminated
mournful filled with grief or sadness
dour expressing gloom or melancholy
moody dour, gloomy or brooding

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@misc{lugubre_2026,
  title = {lugubre},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/lugubre},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}