funereal
Adjective 1. Suited to or suggestive of a funeral, grave, or burial: Characterized by or evoking the sadness, solemnity, or gloom associated with death and funerals. 2. Deeply mournful, dismal, or gloomy: Having a quality that is depressingly serious, somber, or joyless.
The word "funereal" is used to describe an atmosphere, mood, appearance, sound, or event that is oppressively sad, solemn, or reminiscent of a funeral. It is a formal and literary adjective.
- The funereal silence in the house was broken only by the ticking of the clock.
- After the bad news, a funereal mood descended upon the entire office.
- The room was decorated in dark, funereal colors.
- He spoke in a slow, funereal tone.
- "Funereal pace": An extremely slow, deliberate, or plodding speed, reminiscent of a funeral procession.
- The bureaucratic process moved at a funereal pace.
- "Funereal procession": While this phrase literally describes a funeral march, using "funereal" as an adjective can emphasize the solemn, slow-moving nature of any line or group.
- The defeated team left the field in a funereal procession.
- Funereally (adverb): In a funereal manner.
- The music played funereally in the background.
- Funeral (noun): The ceremony for burying or cremating a dead person. (Note: "Funereal" is the adjective form derived from this noun.)
- Mournful: Feeling or expressing sorrow or grief.
- Somber / Sombre: Dark or dull in color or tone; gravely serious.
- Sepulchral: Of or relating to a tomb or burial; gloomy, dismal.
- Doleful: Expressing sorrow; mournful.
- Lugubrious: Looking or sounding sad and dismal.
- Festive: Cheerful and celebratory.
- Joyful: Feeling or expressing great happiness.
- Jubilant: Feeling or expressing great happiness and triumph.
While "funereal" itself is not commonly used in fixed idioms, it is the descriptive word used to create the imagery in phrases like: - A funereal atmosphere: An environment filled with gloom and solemnity. - A funereal expression/face: A face that looks deeply sad or mournful.
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suited to or suggestive of a grave or burial
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funereal gloom
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hollow sepulchral tones
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