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Melancholy vs Funereal - What's the difference?

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Melancholy is a synonym of funereal.


As adjectives the difference between melancholy and funereal

is that melancholy is affected with great sadness or depression while funereal is of or relating to a funeral.

As a noun melancholy

is (historical) black bile, formerly thought to be one of the four "cardinal humours" of animal bodies.

melancholy

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Affected with great sadness or depression.
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    Synonyms

    * (thoughtful sadness) (l) * See also

    Noun

    (melancholies)
  • (historical) Black bile, formerly thought to be one of the four "cardinal humours" of animal bodies.
  • *, Bk.I, New York 2001, p.148:
    • Melancholy , cold and dry, thick, black, and sour,is a bridle to the other two hot humours, blood and choler, preserving them in the blood, and nourishing the bones.
  • Great sadness or depression, especially of a thoughtful or introspective nature.
  • * 1593 , (William Shakespeare), , V. i. 34:
    • My mind was troubled with deep melancholy .

    Related terms

    * melancholic * sadness

    funereal

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or relating to a funeral.
  • * , Episode 12:
    • 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.
  • * 2000 , (Goerge RR 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.
  • Similar to a funeral, such as dignified or solemn.
  • * {{quote-book
    • , page=171 , year=1900 , author=William Beckford , title=The History of the Caliph Vathek citation , passage="A funereal gloom prevailed over the whole scene."}}