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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “lugubrious”

“lugubrious” is pronounced /luɡˈjubɹiəs/ (loog-YOO-bree-uhs) in American English and /ləɡuːbɹɪəs/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “ju”.
The sound

Say “lugubrious” in 4 beats

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lugubrious

/luɡˈjubɹiəs/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ləɡuːbɹɪəs/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

4 beats
  1. luɡluɡ
  2. jujustress
  3. bɹibɹi
  4. əsəs
IPA (American)
/luɡˈjubɹiəs/
IPA (British)
/ləɡuːbɹɪəs/
Respelling
loog-YOO-bree-uhs
Syllables
4 — luɡ-JU-bɹi-əs
Stress
Stress the second syllable: luɡ-JU-bɹi-əs. “ju” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
adjective
Difficulty
Legend — spelling and sound part company here
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/luɡˈjubɹiəs/

British

/ləɡuːbɹɪəs/

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Meaning

What “lugubrious” means

  1. adjective

    excessively mournful

Say it in a sentence

“The dog gave us a lugubrious look from the doormat.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

8 sounds, in the order you say them
llulong oo×2ɡgjybbɹrɪəearss

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Questions

“lugubrious”, answered

How do you pronounce “lugubrious”?

“lugubrious” is pronounced /luɡˈjubɹiəs/ (loog-YOO-bree-uhs) in American English and /ləɡuːbɹɪəs/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “ju”. Build it as luɡ-JU-bɹi-əs, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “lugubrious” have?

4: luɡ · ju · bɹi · əs. The beat lands on the second, “ju”.

Is “lugubrious” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /luɡˈjubɹiəs/ (loog-YOO-bree-uhs); British English says /ləɡuːbɹɪəs/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “lugubrious” mean?

As an adjective: excessively mournful For example: “The dog gave us a lugubrious look from the doormat.”

Where is the stress in “lugubrious”?

Stress the second syllable: luɡ-JU-bɹi-əs. “ju” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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