Funereal
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /fjuːˈnɪəɹɪ.əl/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Funereal is an adjective meaning Of or relating to a funeral.
Meaning
Of or relating to a funeral.
More Meanings
- (figurative) Similar to or befitting the mood or elements of a funeral: slow; black colors; formal; dignified or solemn.
Example Sentences
A funereal gloom prevailed over the whole ſcene.
Seven were chosen to push the funereal boat to the water, in honor of the seven faces of god.
"Sounds curst funereal, Zeb! O my poor nunky! Go fetch 'em, Sergeant, and let me see 'em—'twill distress and pain me I know but—go fetch 'em!"
There was something menacing and uncomfortable in the funereal stillness, in the muffled, subtle trickle of distant brooks, and in the crowding green peaks and black-wooded precipices that choked the narrow horizon.
Word Forms
- funeral
Synonyms for funereal
Depending on context, synonyms include funerary, sepulchral, joyless.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include sepulchral, joyless, funeral, funerary, mortuary, funebrial.
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