funereal
/fjuːˈnɪəɹɪ.əl/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.11 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "From the belfries far and near the funereal deathbell tolled unceasingly while all around the gloomy precincts rolled the ominous warning of a hundred muffled drums punctuated by the hollow booming of pieces of ordnance."
- "Seven were chosen to push the funereal boat to the water, in honor of the seven faces of god."
- "A funereal gloom prevailed over the whole ſcene."
- ""Sounds curst funereal, Zeb! O my poor nunky! Go fetch 'em, Sergeant, and let me see 'em—'twill distress and pain me I know but—go fetch 'em!""
- "There was something menacing and uncomfortable in the funereal stillness, in the muffled, subtle trickle of distant brooks, and in the crowding green peaks and black-wooded precipices that choked the narrow horizon."
Etymology
From Middle French funerail, from Latin funereus + -al.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /fjuːˈnɪəɹɪ.əl/