What seem to us but sad funereal tapers May be heaven's distant lamps. --Longfellow. -- {Fu*ne"re*al*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
funereal — index disconsolate, lugubrious, solemn Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
funereal — (adj.) 1725, from FUNERAL (Cf. funeral) by influence of M.Fr. funerail, from L. funereus of a funeral, from funus funeral; death … Etymology dictionary
funereal — [adj] depressing black, bleak, dark, deathlike, dirgelike, disheartening, dismal, doleful, dreary, elegiac, gloomy, grave, grim, lamenting, lugubrious, melancholy, mournful, oppressive, sad, sepulchral, serious, solemn, somber, woeful; concepts… … New thesaurus
funereal — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having the sombre character appropriate to a funeral … English terms dictionary
funereal — [fyoo nir′ē əl] adj. [< L funereus < funus (see FUNERAL) + AL] of or suitable for a funeral; esp., sad and solemn; gloomy; dismal funereally adv … English World dictionary
funereal — funerary, funeral, funereal Funerary is the standard adjective in the neutral meaning ‘of or used at a funeral or funerals’, as in funerary ashes, funerary urn, etc. It dates from the late 17c and has replaced funeral, which was originally an… … Modern English usage
funereal — [[t]fjuːnɪ͟əriəl[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A funereal tone, atmosphere, or colour is very sad and serious and would be suitable for a funeral. He addressed the group in funereal tones. Syn: solemn … English dictionary
funereal — adjective 1) the funereal atmosphere Syn: somber, gloomy, mournful, melancholy, lugubrious, sepulchral, miserable, doleful, woeful, sad, sorrowful, cheerless, joyless, bleak, dismal, depressing, dreary; … Thesaurus of popular words
funereal — fu•ne•re•al [[t]fyuˈnɪər i əl[/t]] adj. 1) of or suitable for a funeral: funereal black[/ex] 2) mournful; gloomy; dismal: a funereal atmosphere[/ex] • Etymology: 1715–25; < L fūnere(us) of, belonging to a funeral fu•ne′re•al•ly, adv … From formal English to slang
funereal — funereally, adv. /fyooh near ee euhl/, adj. 1. of or suitable for a funeral. 2. mournful; gloomy; dismal: a funereal aloofness that was quite chilling. [1715 25; < L funere(us) of, belonging to a FUNERAL + AL1] * * * … Universalium
