Definition of funereal in English:

funereal

adjective fjuːˈnɪərɪəlfjəˈniriəl

Having the mournful, sombre character appropriate to a funeral.
悲哀而肃穆的，与葬礼相称的
Erika was moving at a funereal pace
埃里卡悲哀而庄严地迈步行进。
Example sentencesExamples
- Jarmusch directs with a deadpan tone throughout, always at a slow, sometimes funereal pace, his humour full of whimsy and subversion but prone to moments of idiosyncrasy that slip towards pretension.
- Other than some rather funereal markers on the courthouse lawn commemorating war dead, the Little Town had - still has - a complete art deficit.
- Believing in literature means saying that the ghastly regime holding sway over your country is altogether insipid, compared to literature in all its funereal majesty.
- Bleak, dismal, gloomy, dreary, funereal, somber: All of these adjectives could be used to describe the new album by Iceland's Sigur Ros.
- Mourning the lack of opportunities which have thus far presented themselves, the funereal hue seems appropriate in the current Scottish footballing climate.
- The Reverend Jolly's voice was in fact not all that far from Fulton's own, but slowed to a funereal tempo and larded with the lugubriousness of a hired mourner.
- The company argued that the music was ‘suitable and had a sombre, funereal tone’.
- It is a kind of living death; sitting in the auditorium and trying to affix your attention to the funereal pageant of dully unrewarding scenes and images is like having a kilo of wet cement injected into your skull.
- Suspended from a rod placed a little above eye level and by large heavy-looking rings, the curtain has a solemn, almost funereal effect.
- The result could add up to a big bore, especially as director James Ivory refused to move things along at anything other than a funereal pace.
- It was completed by 1700, becoming the home of the ‘dark, funereal Finches’.
- This is primarily a period piece and, as you might expect from the elegiac nature of the film, the pace is appropriately funereal.
- The memorial halls and gardens of the Babaoshan crematorium in the grey suburbs of Beijing are the scene of a curious game of funereal politics this weekend as China mourns a lost reformer and the Communist party tries to forget him.
- I recognised it as one of those forward emails, (you can read a lovingly reproduced version of it here, complete with funereal music) and I rolled my eyes.
- Later on, Lyn, Brie, Joe and Janelle go over to Harold's place, where funereal choir music is playing as everyone marches in, white-faced, for cuppas.
- His work was a flaming call to arms; hers is resigned, melancholy, even funereal.
- Much like a requiem, the mood is mournful, even funereal, and the work includes passages one could label classical and minimalist.
- Aside from losing the opening hole of the morning round, Ilonen was never behind although he made heavy weather of pressing home his advantage in a final played at funereal pace.
- When we got together I suggested it needed some New Orleans funeral music, half tongue-in-cheek, because their music is, well, you might say on the funereal side and they thought that was just ideal.
- As they moved at a suitably funereal pace towards the church, you could see that, even though they were incredibly smart, almost nobody looked exactly respectable.
Synonyms
solemn, sombre, grave, serious
gloomy, dismal, doleful, dreary, sad, cheerless, joyless, bleak, melancholy, miserable, morose, sorrowful, morbid, maudlin, dark, depressing, woeful, lugubrious, sepulchral
literary dolorous
rare exequial, funebrial
dark, black, drab

Derivatives

funereally

adverb

At the moment, classical concerts are often polarised either into high-minded affairs for existing aficionados, or ‘accessible’ drivel where the musicians and audience alike are funereally bored.
Example sentencesExamples
- Typical are the album's three separate versions of Robert's title composition, a funereally paced piece that perfectly sets the tone; melancholy and brooding yet strangely optimistic.
- He announced funereally in November 1989, the same month the Berlin Wall crumbled: ‘The future looks dismal for the trenchcoat set.’
- The two duets with Vedder are the strongest of too many funereally morose dirges that bind the album.
- Black-car motorcades cruise funereally through deserted streets, bringing presidents and prime ministers to the Congress Center, where the VIPs are meeting, or the Hilton Hotel.

Origin

Early 18th century: from Latin funereus (from funus, funer- 'funeral') + -al.

Rhymes

arterial, bacterial, cereal, criterial, ethereal, ferial, immaterial, imperial, magisterial, managerial, material, ministerial, presbyterial, serial, sidereal, venereal, biomaterial

Definition of funereal in US English:

funereal

adjectivefyəˈnērēəlfjəˈniriəl

Having the mournful, somber character appropriate to a funeral.
悲哀而肃穆的，与葬礼相称的
Lincoln's funereal gloominess was legendary
Example sentencesExamples
- It was completed by 1700, becoming the home of the ‘dark, funereal Finches’.
- It is a kind of living death; sitting in the auditorium and trying to affix your attention to the funereal pageant of dully unrewarding scenes and images is like having a kilo of wet cement injected into your skull.
- Aside from losing the opening hole of the morning round, Ilonen was never behind although he made heavy weather of pressing home his advantage in a final played at funereal pace.
- As they moved at a suitably funereal pace towards the church, you could see that, even though they were incredibly smart, almost nobody looked exactly respectable.
- Much like a requiem, the mood is mournful, even funereal, and the work includes passages one could label classical and minimalist.
- When we got together I suggested it needed some New Orleans funeral music, half tongue-in-cheek, because their music is, well, you might say on the funereal side and they thought that was just ideal.
- This is primarily a period piece and, as you might expect from the elegiac nature of the film, the pace is appropriately funereal.
- Believing in literature means saying that the ghastly regime holding sway over your country is altogether insipid, compared to literature in all its funereal majesty.
- The Reverend Jolly's voice was in fact not all that far from Fulton's own, but slowed to a funereal tempo and larded with the lugubriousness of a hired mourner.
- Jarmusch directs with a deadpan tone throughout, always at a slow, sometimes funereal pace, his humour full of whimsy and subversion but prone to moments of idiosyncrasy that slip towards pretension.
- The result could add up to a big bore, especially as director James Ivory refused to move things along at anything other than a funereal pace.
- Suspended from a rod placed a little above eye level and by large heavy-looking rings, the curtain has a solemn, almost funereal effect.
- Mourning the lack of opportunities which have thus far presented themselves, the funereal hue seems appropriate in the current Scottish footballing climate.
- Later on, Lyn, Brie, Joe and Janelle go over to Harold's place, where funereal choir music is playing as everyone marches in, white-faced, for cuppas.
- His work was a flaming call to arms; hers is resigned, melancholy, even funereal.
- The memorial halls and gardens of the Babaoshan crematorium in the grey suburbs of Beijing are the scene of a curious game of funereal politics this weekend as China mourns a lost reformer and the Communist party tries to forget him.
- I recognised it as one of those forward emails, (you can read a lovingly reproduced version of it here, complete with funereal music) and I rolled my eyes.
- The company argued that the music was ‘suitable and had a sombre, funereal tone’.
- Bleak, dismal, gloomy, dreary, funereal, somber: All of these adjectives could be used to describe the new album by Iceland's Sigur Ros.
- Other than some rather funereal markers on the courthouse lawn commemorating war dead, the Little Town had - still has - a complete art deficit.
Synonyms
solemn, sombre, grave, serious
dark, black, drab

Origin

Early 18th century: from Latin funereus (from funus, funer- ‘funeral’) + -al.

词汇	funereal
释义	Definition of funereal in English: funereal adjective fjuːˈnɪərɪəlfjəˈniriəl Having the mournful, sombre character appropriate to a funeral. 悲哀而肃穆的，与葬礼相称的 Erika was moving at a funereal pace 埃里卡悲哀而庄严地迈步行进。 Example sentencesExamples Jarmusch directs with a deadpan tone throughout, always at a slow, sometimes funereal pace, his humour full of whimsy and subversion but prone to moments of idiosyncrasy that slip towards pretension. Other than some rather funereal markers on the courthouse lawn commemorating war dead, the Little Town had - still has - a complete art deficit. Believing in literature means saying that the ghastly regime holding sway over your country is altogether insipid, compared to literature in all its funereal majesty. Bleak, dismal, gloomy, dreary, funereal, somber: All of these adjectives could be used to describe the new album by Iceland's Sigur Ros. Mourning the lack of opportunities which have thus far presented themselves, the funereal hue seems appropriate in the current Scottish footballing climate. The Reverend Jolly's voice was in fact not all that far from Fulton's own, but slowed to a funereal tempo and larded with the lugubriousness of a hired mourner. The company argued that the music was ‘suitable and had a sombre, funereal tone’. It is a kind of living death; sitting in the auditorium and trying to affix your attention to the funereal pageant of dully unrewarding scenes and images is like having a kilo of wet cement injected into your skull. Suspended from a rod placed a little above eye level and by large heavy-looking rings, the curtain has a solemn, almost funereal effect. The result could add up to a big bore, especially as director James Ivory refused to move things along at anything other than a funereal pace. It was completed by 1700, becoming the home of the ‘dark, funereal Finches’. This is primarily a period piece and, as you might expect from the elegiac nature of the film, the pace is appropriately funereal. The memorial halls and gardens of the Babaoshan crematorium in the grey suburbs of Beijing are the scene of a curious game of funereal politics this weekend as China mourns a lost reformer and the Communist party tries to forget him. I recognised it as one of those forward emails, (you can read a lovingly reproduced version of it here, complete with funereal music) and I rolled my eyes. Later on, Lyn, Brie, Joe and Janelle go over to Harold's place, where funereal choir music is playing as everyone marches in, white-faced, for cuppas. His work was a flaming call to arms; hers is resigned, melancholy, even funereal. Much like a requiem, the mood is mournful, even funereal, and the work includes passages one could label classical and minimalist. Aside from losing the opening hole of the morning round, Ilonen was never behind although he made heavy weather of pressing home his advantage in a final played at funereal pace. When we got together I suggested it needed some New Orleans funeral music, half tongue-in-cheek, because their music is, well, you might say on the funereal side and they thought that was just ideal. As they moved at a suitably funereal pace towards the church, you could see that, even though they were incredibly smart, almost nobody looked exactly respectable. Synonyms solemn, sombre, grave, serious gloomy, dismal, doleful, dreary, sad, cheerless, joyless, bleak, melancholy, miserable, morose, sorrowful, morbid, maudlin, dark, depressing, woeful, lugubrious, sepulchral literary dolorous rare exequial, funebrial dark, black, drab Derivatives funereally adverb At the moment, classical concerts are often polarised either into high-minded affairs for existing aficionados, or ‘accessible’ drivel where the musicians and audience alike are funereally bored. Example sentencesExamples Typical are the album's three separate versions of Robert's title composition, a funereally paced piece that perfectly sets the tone; melancholy and brooding yet strangely optimistic. He announced funereally in November 1989, the same month the Berlin Wall crumbled: ‘The future looks dismal for the trenchcoat set.’ The two duets with Vedder are the strongest of too many funereally morose dirges that bind the album. Black-car motorcades cruise funereally through deserted streets, bringing presidents and prime ministers to the Congress Center, where the VIPs are meeting, or the Hilton Hotel. Origin Early 18th century: from Latin funereus (from funus, funer- 'funeral') + -al. Rhymes arterial, bacterial, cereal, criterial, ethereal, ferial, immaterial, imperial, magisterial, managerial, material, ministerial, presbyterial, serial, sidereal, venereal, biomaterial Definition of funereal in US English: funereal adjectivefyəˈnērēəlfjəˈniriəl Having the mournful, somber character appropriate to a funeral. 悲哀而肃穆的，与葬礼相称的 Lincoln's funereal gloominess was legendary Example sentencesExamples It was completed by 1700, becoming the home of the ‘dark, funereal Finches’. It is a kind of living death; sitting in the auditorium and trying to affix your attention to the funereal pageant of dully unrewarding scenes and images is like having a kilo of wet cement injected into your skull. Aside from losing the opening hole of the morning round, Ilonen was never behind although he made heavy weather of pressing home his advantage in a final played at funereal pace. As they moved at a suitably funereal pace towards the church, you could see that, even though they were incredibly smart, almost nobody looked exactly respectable. Much like a requiem, the mood is mournful, even funereal, and the work includes passages one could label classical and minimalist. When we got together I suggested it needed some New Orleans funeral music, half tongue-in-cheek, because their music is, well, you might say on the funereal side and they thought that was just ideal. This is primarily a period piece and, as you might expect from the elegiac nature of the film, the pace is appropriately funereal. Believing in literature means saying that the ghastly regime holding sway over your country is altogether insipid, compared to literature in all its funereal majesty. The Reverend Jolly's voice was in fact not all that far from Fulton's own, but slowed to a funereal tempo and larded with the lugubriousness of a hired mourner. Jarmusch directs with a deadpan tone throughout, always at a slow, sometimes funereal pace, his humour full of whimsy and subversion but prone to moments of idiosyncrasy that slip towards pretension. The result could add up to a big bore, especially as director James Ivory refused to move things along at anything other than a funereal pace. Suspended from a rod placed a little above eye level and by large heavy-looking rings, the curtain has a solemn, almost funereal effect. Mourning the lack of opportunities which have thus far presented themselves, the funereal hue seems appropriate in the current Scottish footballing climate. Later on, Lyn, Brie, Joe and Janelle go over to Harold's place, where funereal choir music is playing as everyone marches in, white-faced, for cuppas. His work was a flaming call to arms; hers is resigned, melancholy, even funereal. The memorial halls and gardens of the Babaoshan crematorium in the grey suburbs of Beijing are the scene of a curious game of funereal politics this weekend as China mourns a lost reformer and the Communist party tries to forget him. I recognised it as one of those forward emails, (you can read a lovingly reproduced version of it here, complete with funereal music) and I rolled my eyes. The company argued that the music was ‘suitable and had a sombre, funereal tone’. Bleak, dismal, gloomy, dreary, funereal, somber: All of these adjectives could be used to describe the new album by Iceland's Sigur Ros. Other than some rather funereal markers on the courthouse lawn commemorating war dead, the Little Town had - still has - a complete art deficit. Synonyms solemn, sombre, grave, serious dark, black, drab Origin Early 18th century: from Latin funereus (from funus, funer- ‘funeral’) + -al.
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