LUGUBRIOUSNESS

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The quality of excessive mournfulness and uncheerfulness

Synonyms:

gloominess; lugubriousness; sadness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("lugubriousness" is a kind of...):

uncheerfulness (not conducive to cheer or good spirits)

Derivation:

lugubrious (excessively mournful)

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