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Lugubrious

I have loved the word lugubrious ever since I first heard it in the Disney movie Hercules. (“Coming, your lugubriousness”).

I soon came across it in literature, and to this day to see it in print gives me a feeling of deep pleasure and amusement. Lugubrious…”Mournful; indicating sorrow, often ridiculously or feignedly; doleful; woeful; pitiable; as, a whining tone and alugubrious look.”

What word could be more onomatopoeic?

I love the sound of the long “lagoo” followed by such a noble sounding “brious.”  Especially when together the word has such sombre, serious and yet ridiculous sound.

Perhaps I’m just a word nerd, but this is one of my favorites to throw into a conversation and watch peoples eyebrows raise.

Shannon

2 comments to Lugubrious

  • word dictionary…

    For those who haven’t yet seen this post, you should really check it out – well worth the read……

  • Kelsey

    My friend described this word to us by saying “it’s like walking through a field of marshmellows” haha… I think that’s pretty adequate^^

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