funeral

[ fyoo-ner-uhl ]

noun

1. the ceremonies for a dead person prior to burial or cremation; obsequies.
2. a funeral procession.

adjective

1. of or relating to a funeral:

   funeral services; funeral expenses.

funeral

/ ˈfjuːnərəl /

noun

1. 1. a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
   2. ( as modifier )

      a funeral service

2. a procession of people escorting a corpse to burial
3. informal.
   worry; concern; affair

   that's your funeral

Other Words From

• pre·funer·al adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of funeral¹

1350–1400; Middle English (adj.) < Medieval Latin fūnerālis, equivalent to Latin fūner-, stem of fūnus funeral rites + -ālis -al ¹; (noun), from early 16th cent., probably < Middle French funerailles < Medieval Latin fūnerālia, neuter plural of fūnerālis

Word History and Origins

Origin of funeral¹

C14: from Medieval Latin fūnerālia , from Late Latin fūnerālis (adj), from Latin fūnus funeral

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. be someone's funeral, Informal. to have unpleasant consequences for someone:

   If you don't finish the work on time, it will be your funeral!

More idioms and phrases containing funeral

see it's your funeral .

Example Sentences

Yet even after the funeral protest, de Blasio was booed and heckled while addressing a new class of recruits as well.

From The Daily Beast

Those who are not working on Sunday will almost certainly attend the funeral for Liu.

From The Daily Beast

The truest words at the funeral were those of young Jaden, as quoted by the governor.

From The Daily Beast

Castro actually flew up to Montreal to be a pallbearer at the 2000 funeral of a beloved Canadian Prime Minister, Pierre Trudeau.

From The Daily Beast

As far as he is concerned, they're preparing his obituary and he doesn't care to attend the funeral.

From The Daily Beast

He had his beautiful robe under him (for it was summer), and was preparing for his funeral oration.

From Project Gutenberg

When the funeral was over, and they returned to their desolate home, at the sight of the empty cradle Ramona broke down.

From Project Gutenberg

When the last scarlo is burned out a funeral march is played and all disperse to their homes.

From Project Gutenberg

His funeral, I need not say, was attended by railway men from all parts of the kingdom.

From Project Gutenberg

But, Mandy Ann held her back and whispered, "Can't you done 'have yerself at yer mammy's funeral an' we the only mourners?"

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• burial
• cremation