funereal

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funereal

  • /fjuːˈnɪəɹɪ.əl/ UK

Where it comes from

From Middle French funerail, from Latin funereus + -al.

adjective more funereal · most funereal · funeral

  1. Of or relating to a funeral. From the belfries far and near the funereal deathbell tolled unceasingly while all around the gloomy precincts rolled the ominous warning of a hundred muffled drums punctuated by the hollow booming of pieces of ordnance.

    Similar: funerary

  2. figuratively Similar to or befitting the mood or elements of a funeral: slow; black colors; formal; dignified or solemn. A funereal gloom prevailed over the whole ſcene.

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adj figurative

Españolfúnebre

adj relating to a funeral

Españolfunerario, fúnebre
한국어장례의 jangnyeui
日本語葬式の soshiki no
中文葬禮 /葬礼 zànglǐ, 葬 zàng
Portuguêsfuneral, fúnebre, funéreo, funerário
Françaisfunéraire, funèbre
DeutschBeisetzung
Italianofunebre, funerario, funereo, mortuario
Ελληνικάπένθιμος pénthimos
Românăfunerar, sepulcral, mormântal, funeralii, funebru
Русскийпохоро́нный poxorónnyj, погреба́льный pogrebálʹnyj

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@misc{funereal_2026,
  title = {funereal},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/funereal},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}