# funereal

Pronunciation: say "fyoo-NEER-ee-uhl" US /fjuˈnɪɹi.əl/, UK /fjuːˈnɪəɹɪ.əl/

## Adjective

1. Suggesting the mood or elements of a funeral: slow, somber, formal, or solemn.
   - Simple: Sad, slow, and gloomy, like the mood at a funeral.
   - _The old hall had a funereal silence that seemed to press down on visitors._
   - _The orchestra played at a funereal pace, dragging each note into the next._
2. Relating to or connected with a funeral and its rites.
   - Simple: Having to do with a funeral or the burial of someone who has died.
   - _The chapel kept a stock of funereal flowers for grieving families._
   - _Funereal arrangements were handled by the family's longtime priest._

## Origin

From Middle French funerail, which came from Latin funereus plus the ending -al.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/funereal (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).