Antonyms for funereal


Grammar : Adj
Spell : fyoo-neer-ee-uh l
Phonetic Transcription : fyuˈnɪər i əl


Definition of funereal

Origin :
  • 1725, from funeral by influence of Middle French funerail, from Latin funereus "of a funeral," from funus "funeral; death."
  • adj depressing
Example sentences :
  • Let her go abroad with her monotonous voice and her funereal fantasies!
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • What do they all mean by looking at me with such a funereal air?
  • Extract from : « The Fat and the Thin » by Emile Zola
  • To the onlooker who does not know its hazards faro is a funereal game.
  • Extract from : « When the West Was Young » by Frederick R. Bechdolt
  • However, he could not remain indefinitely under the funereal blackboard.
  • Extract from : « Victory » by Joseph Conrad
  • This tall Mme. Polge is funereal in her green dress, the ideal of dry-nurses.
  • Extract from : « The Nabob » by Alphonse Daudet
  • When the ship was twelve hours on its way, the atmosphere inside it was funereal.
  • Extract from : « The Pirates of Ersatz » by Murray Leinster
  • There are the funereal stelæ, with their quiet expression of sorrow, of hope, of resignation.
  • Extract from : « Oxford » by Andrew Lang
  • I will respect them, and deny myself the honor of performing the funereal rites.
  • Extract from : « The Martyr of the Catacombs » by Anonymous
  • Stately, magnificent, if you will, but funereal in their gloom.
  • Extract from : « The Watchers of the Plains » by Ridgewell Cullum
  • Make a confidant of that funereal mute and deny me the truth!
  • Extract from : « The Light of Scarthey » by Egerton Castle

Synonyms for funereal

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