# Word for the Day
Anything that makes you sad, gloomy, or mournful can be called…. lugubrious Funerals are lugubrious. So are rainy days and Mondays. Lugubrious comes from the Latin verb lūgēre, “to mourn.” You can also listen to the sound of the word: lugubrious sounds slow, heavy, and sad. Sometimes, just the “feel” of a word is enough to clue you…