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Meaning of lugubris | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2
[ˈɫuː.ɡʊ.brɪs]

Definitions

  1. of or pertaining to mourning
    declension-3, two-termination
  2. that causes mourning, disastrous; pitiable
    declension-3, two-termination
  3. mournful, doleful, plaintive
    declension-3, two-termination
  4. gloomy, sinister, mean
    declension-3, two-termination

Equivalents

Български мрачен печален
Català llòbrec
Dansk dyster
English Lugubrious
Français lugubre
Magyar gyászos
Italiano lugubre
Nederlands luguber
Português lôbrego lúgubre
Română lugubru
Svenska dyster luguber

Examples

“Texentem tēlam studiōsē ipsam offendimus, mediocriter vestītam veste lūgubrī […]”

We found her studiously weaving at the loom, modestly dressed in mourning clothes […]

“Quī gurgēs aut quae flūmina lūgubris ignāra bellī? Quod mare Dauniae nōn dēcolorāvere caedēs?”

What seas or rivers are unaware of the disastrous war? Which sea the Daunian slaughters haven't stained? Which shore lacks our blood?

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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