lugubriousness

American  

[loo-goo-bree-uhs-nis, -gyoo-] / lʊˈgu bri əs nɪs, -ˈgyu- /

noun

1. the state or quality of being lugubrious.

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Example Sentences

There is no way to make lines like these sound fresh, and they strand some scenes of “Nathan the Wise” in the quicksand of lugubriousness.

From Washington Post

But as concerto followed concerto, the dances diminished in size, and the movement lagged at times to the point of lugubriousness.

From New York Times

While James avoids lugubriousness, he does periodically remind us that he is in truly bad shape.

From Washington Post

Ms. Quaid wisely avoids lugubriousness and even the expected tearfulness, as Valerie recounts her story with a dispassionate precision that nevertheless teems with unspoken despair.

From New York Times

Without snow or biting cold to complain about last month, people had to suffer in silence through the melancholia that typifies winter weather hereabouts: chilly, damp, gray lugubriousness, pierced by the sun only rarely.

From Washington Post