funeral
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funeral
- /ˈfjuː.nə.ɹəl/ UK
- /ˈfjuːn.ɹəl/ UK
- /ˈfju.nəɹ.əl/ US
- [fjɪu̯.nɚəl] US
Rhymes with -uːnəɹəl, -uːnɹəl
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Middle French funerailles pl (“funeral rites”), from Medieval Latin fūnerālia (“funeral rites”), originally neuter plural of Late Latin fūnerālis (“having to do with a funeral”), from Latin fūnus (“funeral, death, corpse”), origin unknown, perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰew- (“to die”). Singular and plural used interchangeably in English until circa 1700. The adjective funereal is first attested 1725, by influence of Middle French funerail, from Latin funereus, from funus. First attested in 1437.
Displaced native Old English līcþeġnung (literally “dead body service”).
noun funerals · funerall
- A ceremony to honor and remember a deceased person, often distinguished from a memorial service by the presence of the body of the deceased. Many mourners turned up at the local artist's funeral to pay homage.
- A funeral sermon.
adjective more funeral · most funeral · funerall
- Alternative spelling of funereal All was funeral gloom and hope never whispered its cheering promises there.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: funerary, mortuary, obsequies, funereal, undertaker, interment, cemetery, graveyard, buried, burying, burial, grave, bury, casket, salon, fry
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noun ceremony to honour a deceased person
| Español | funeral |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 장례 jangnye, 장례식 jangnyesik, 장사 jangsa |
| 日本語 | 葬式 sōshiki, 葬儀 sōgi |
| 中文 | 葬禮 /葬礼 zànglǐ, 喪事 /丧事 sāngshì |
| हिन्दी | क्रियाकर्म kriyākarm, अंत्येष्टि antyeṣṭi, जनाज़ा janāzā |
| Kiswahili | maziko, mazishi |
| Português | funeral |
| Français | funérailles, obsèques |
| Deutsch | Bestattung, Beerdigung, Begräbnis |
| Italiano | funerale |
| Ελληνικά | κηδεία kideía |
| Română | înmormântare, îngropare, înhumare, mormântare |
| Русский | по́хороны póxorony, погребе́ние pogrebénije |
| Tiếng Việt | đám tang, đám ma, lễ tang |
| العربية | جَنَازَة janāza, دَفْن dafn, عَزَاء ʕazāʔ |
| עברית | לְוָיָה, לוויה levayá, הלויה halvayá, הלוויה |
adj funereal
| Español | funeral |
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Talk about this word "funeral." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/funeral. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. funeral. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/funeral "funeral." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/funeral.Cite this
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title = {funeral},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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