lugubre

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lugubre

/ˈluɡubre/

Where it comes from

dal latino lugŭbris che deriva da lugere cioè "piangere, essere in lutto"

adjective lugubri

che rievoca il buio e quindi provoca tristezza o paura

Similar: triste, malinconico, doloroso, spiacevole, cupo, tetro, funebre, funereo, luttuoso, mortuario · Opposite: allegro, festoso, lieto, sereno

Thesaurus

adjective

Similar: triste, malinconico, doloroso, spiacevole, cupo, tetro, funebre, funereo, luttuoso, mortuario · Opposite: allegro, festoso, lieto, sereno

In English

lugubrious gloomy
gloomy affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy
dour expressing gloom or melancholy
lurid ghastly, pale or wan in appearance

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