different between funereal vs doleful

English

Alternative forms

• funeral (uncommon)

Etymology

From Middle French funerail, from Latin funereus +? -al.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /fju??n????.?l/

Adjective

funereal (comparative more funereal, superlative most funereal)

1. Of or relating to a funeral.
   • 2000, George R.R. Martin, A Storm of Swords, Bantam 2011, p. 474:

     Seven were chosen to push the funereal boat to the water, in honor of the seven faces of god.

2. Similar to a funeral in mood; dignified or solemn.
   • 1931, H. P. Lovecraft, The Whisperer in Darkness, chapter 6:

     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.

Translations

English

Etymology

From Middle English doleful, doolful, deolful, equivalent to dole +? -ful.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?do?lf?l/

Adjective

doleful (comparative more doleful or dolefuller or dolefuler, superlative most doleful or dolefullest or dolefulest)

1. Filled with grief, mournful, bringing feelings of sadness.

Usage notes

The comparative/superlative pair "more doleful / most doleful" is significantly more common than "dolefuller / dolefullest", which is further more common than "dolefuler / dolefulest".

Derived terms

• dolefully
• dolefulness

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