funereal
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8.1
- adjective
- /fjʊˈnɪr.i.əl/
:
funesto
- The mourners wore funereal black attire to honor the deceased.
Examples
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"She's back in town, did you know?" There was a funereal stillness in the room.
Fiction book (1991) -
Marshak was waiting for him in his office, dressed in a suit even more funereal than the one he'd been wearing the day before.
Fiction book (1998) -
This is a funereal volume.
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A slip of a girl, she already dressed like an old woman in funereal black.
Fiction book (1998) -
We hear a funereal drum beat.
Fiction book (1998) -
Although they had suggested celebration that morning, now they seemed more the symbol of grief, almost funereal in their appearance.
Fiction book (1992) -
A band played mournful funereal marches.
Fiction book (2001) -
The calla lilies in the four-foot vase were the last funereal touch.
Fiction book (1994) -
Colors in the woods grew paler, giving the impression that the funereal sky had descended to shroud the plants and flowers in a heavy veil.
Fiction book (1993) -
Passing secretaries eyed the gift with indiscriminate envy, but the arrangement looked funereal to Adriane, who had seen enough such flowers at her mother's memorial service.
Fiction book (2000)
Synonyms
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3.9
Feeling deep sadness because of a loss
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9.9
Gloomy and quiet like a tomb or a funeral
Slow and sad in a way that reminds you of a funeral
Very sad in a way that sounds like a funeral song
Compounds
How Mournful
Surface Forms
Morphology
funereal = funeral (semi-transparent) = funer + eal
The word is clearly related to funeral-language and a learned adjectival ending, but the exact form is somewhat specialized and less predictable for learners.
Etymology
Funereal comes from the Latin word funus, meaning 'funeral' or 'burial', and is closely related to the everyday word funeral. So something funereal has the quiet, solemn, sad feeling of a funeral.