Funereal — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

suited to or suggestive of a grave or burial

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fjuːnˈiəɹɪəl/

🇬🇧British English

/fjuːnˈiəɹɪəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fjuːnˈiəɹɪəl/

3 syllables Say it as /fjuːnˈiəɹɪəl/.

Examples

funereal gloom
hollow sepulchral tones

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sepulchral

Parts of Speech

adjective

suited to or suggestive of a grave or burial

“funereal gloom”

Word Forms

funeral	noun	a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
sepulchre	noun	a chamber that is used as a grave

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Beerdigung

passend zu einem Grab oder einer Beerdigung oder suggeriert ein solches

🇫🇷French

funéraire

adapté ou évocateur d’une tombe ou d’un enterrement

🇪🇸Spanish

fúnebre

adecuado o sugestivo de una tumba o entierro

🇮🇹Italian

funebre

adatto o indicativo di una tomba o di una sepoltura

🇳🇱Dutch

begrafenis

geschikt voor of suggestief voor een graf of begrafenis

🇵🇹Portuguese

fúnebre

adequado ou sugestivo de um túmulo ou sepultamento

🇷🇺Russian

похоронный

подходит или намекает на могилу или погребение

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उत्तर क्रिया-संबंधी

कब्र या दफ़नाने के लिए उपयुक्त या सुझाव देने वाला

🇧🇩Bengali

অন্ত্যেষ্টিক্রিয়া

কবর বা কবরের জন্য উপযুক্ত বা পরামর্শ দেওয়া

🇮🇳Tamil

இறுதி சடங்கு

ஒரு கல்லறை அல்லது அடக்கம் செய்வதற்கு பொருத்தமானது அல்லது பரிந்துரைக்கிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

అంత్యక్రియలు

సమాధి లేదా సమాధికి తగినది లేదా సూచించేది

🇮🇳Marathi

अंत्यसंस्कार

कबर किंवा दफन करण्यास अनुकूल किंवा सूचित

🇮🇳Gujarati

અંતિમ સંસ્કાર

કબર અથવા દફન માટે અનુકૂળ અથવા સૂચક

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಂತ್ಯಕ್ರಿಯೆ

ಸಮಾಧಿ ಅಥವಾ ಸಮಾಧಿಗೆ ಸೂಕ್ತವಾಗಿದೆ ಅಥವಾ ಸೂಚಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശവസംസ്കാരം

ഒരു ശവക്കുഴിക്കോ ശ്മശാനത്തിനോ അനുയോജ്യം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ നിർദ്ദേശിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅੰਤਿਮ ਸੰਸਕਾਰ

ਕਬਰ ਜਾਂ ਦਫ਼ਨਾਉਣ ਲਈ ਅਨੁਕੂਲ ਜਾਂ ਸੁਝਾਅ ਦੇਣ ਵਾਲਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

جنازہ

قبر یا تدفین کے لئے موزوں یا تجویز کردہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

葬礼的

适合或暗示坟墓或埋葬

🇯🇵Japanese

葬儀

墓や埋葬に適している、またはそれを示唆する

🇰🇷Korean

장례식

무덤이나 매장에 적합하거나 이를 암시하는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tang lễ

phù hợp hoặc gợi ý về một ngôi mộ hoặc nơi chôn cất

🇹🇭Thai

งานศพ

เหมาะสมหรือเป็นการชี้นำถึงหลุมศพหรือการฝังศพ

🇮🇩Indonesian

seram

cocok untuk atau sugestif terhadap kuburan atau penguburan

🇵🇭Filipino

libing

angkop sa o nagpapahiwatig ng isang libingan o libing

🇲🇾Malay

pengebumian

sesuai dengan atau menunjukkan kubur atau pengebumian

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

جنازة

مناسبة أو توحي بالقبر أو الدفن

🇮🇷Persian

مراسم تشییع جنازه

مناسب یا حکایت از یک قبر یا دفن دارد

🇹🇷Turkish

cenaze töreni

bir mezara veya gömüye uygun veya bunu düşündüren

🇮🇱Hebrew

עָגוּם

מתאים או מרמז על קבר או קבורה

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The primary meaning of 'funereal' is 'suited to or suggestive of a grave or burial'.

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Using 'funereal' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'funereal' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'funereal' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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