Funeral
Funeral adjective - Expressing or suggesting mourning.
Usage example: a slow and heavy funeral song
Melancholy and funeral are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Melancholy" instead an adjective "Funeral".
Nearby Word: funerary
Melancholy
Melancholy adjective - Causing unhappiness.
Funeral and melancholy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Funeral" instead an adjective "Melancholy".
Nearby Words: melancholic, melancholia
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| titular | titular funeral | titular melancholy |
Both words in one sentence
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Spartacus dons his bringer of rain outfit once again in "The Dead and the Dying." Dark Reprise: Sura's theme is reprised on melancholy strings towards the end of "Victory." The Dead Have Names: At Crixus' funeral, the gladiators call out the names of their deceased friends and allies.
- It Always Rains at Funerals: It's raining when Bosch attends the melancholy funeral of poor Arthur Delacroix.
Source: Literature / City Of Bones 2002 -
Near the end of the book, it's raining when Bosch attends the melancholy funeral along with the shattered remains of the boy's family.
Source: It Always Rains at Funerals
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