Lugubrious - English meaning

adjective

Sad and depressed; dispirited.

Usage examples:

He stood in the street looking dejected

verb

Make sad or dispirited; depress.

Usage examples:

Nothing dejects a trader like the interruption of his profits

adjective

Unhappy, disappointed, or lacking hope

Usage examples:

William felt dejected because he had sprained his ankle and had to sit out the game.

adjective

(of a person) in a state of unhappiness or despondency.

Usage examples:

She felt lonely and depressed

verb

Make (someone) feel utterly dispirited or dejected.

Usage examples:

That first day at school depressed me

adjective

Feeling unhappy and without hope

Usage examples:

He’s depressed about losing his job., this is an economically depressed area.

adjective

In low spirits from loss of hope or courage.

Usage examples:

She grew more and more despondent

adjective

Unhappy and discouraged because you feel you are in a situation that is unlikely to improve

Usage examples:

He grew increasingly despondent when his paintings failed to sell.

adjective

Expressing sorrow; mournful.

Usage examples:

A doleful look

adjective

Very sad

Usage examples:

A doleful expression/look

adjective

Pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely.

Usage examples:

Forlorn figures at bus stops

adjective

Looking or feeling alone and sad because you need help but do not expect to get it

Usage examples:

As i left little bobby on his first day of school, he gave me such a forlorn look.

adjective

Dark or poorly lit, especially so as to appear depressing or frightening.

Usage examples:

A gloomy corridor badly lit by oil lamps

adjective

Looking or feeling dejected; morose.

Usage examples:

The princess looked glum but later cheered up

adjective

Sad and discouraged

Usage examples:

A glum expression, marty nodded glumly.

adjective

Feeling or expressing pensive sadness.

Usage examples:

His work often has a wistful or melancholic mood

adjective

Expressing feelings of sadness

Usage examples:

A melancholic expression, melancholic songs

noun

A feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause.

Usage examples:

An air of melancholy surrounded him

adjective

Having a feeling of melancholy; sad and pensive.

Usage examples:

She felt a little melancholy

adjective

Feeling or expressing sadness

Usage examples:

A melancholy song, larry is in a very melancholy mood.

adjective

(of a person) wretchedly unhappy or uncomfortable.

Usage examples:

Their happiness made anne feel even more miserable

adjective

Very unhappy, or causing much unhappiness

Usage examples:

They can make your life miserable if they want to., the forecast is for miserable weather today.

adjective

Sullen and ill-tempered.

Usage examples:

She was morose and silent when she got home

adjective

Unhappy or annoyed and unwilling to speak, smile, or be pleasant to people

Usage examples:

Michael became morose and withdrawn after he lost his job.

adjective

Feeling, expressing, or inducing sadness, regret, or grief.

Usage examples:

Her large, mournful eyes

adjective

Very sad

Usage examples:

A mournful expression, mournful music

adjective

Feeling or showing sorrow; unhappy.

Usage examples:

I was sad and subdued

adjective

(of dough) heavy through having failed to rise.

abbreviation

Seasonal affective disorder.

adjective

Demanding or characterized by careful consideration or application.

Usage examples:

Marriage is a serious matter

adjective

Not joking; not intended to amuse

Usage examples:

You can never tell when he’s serious., that’s an interesting job offer – i’d give it serious consid…

adjective

Formal and dignified.

Usage examples:

A solemn procession

adjective

Dark or dull in colour or tone.

Usage examples:

The night skies were sombre and starless

adjective

Feeling or showing grief.

Usage examples:

She looked at him with sorrowful eyes

adjective

Very sad

Usage examples:

With a sorrowful sigh she folded the letter and put it away.

adjective

Not happy.

Usage examples:

An unhappy marriage

adjective

Not feeling pleasure or satisfaction

Usage examples:

It was an unhappy time of her life., they were unhappy about their hotel room (= did not like it) a…

adjective

Sad or miserable in appearance.

Usage examples:

Don't look so woebegone, joanna

adjective

Looking very sad

Usage examples:

When he wants to go for a walk, the dog sits by the door with a woebegone expression., there's no n…

adjective

Characterized by, expressive of, or causing sorrow or misery.

Usage examples:

Her face was woeful

adjective

Very bad, or (of something bad) very great or extreme

Usage examples:

They displayed a woeful ignorance of the safety rules.