difunto — meaning in English

English meaning

• corpse noun A dead body, usually of a person.
• deceased adj No longer alive; dead — usually said of a person, as a more formal or gentle alternative to "dead."
• defunct adj No longer existing, operating, or in use.
• late adj Arriving or happening after the expected or usual time.

Senses

difunto is used for these senses in English:

• corpse The dead body of any animal with flesh; the dead body of a vertebrate; a carcass.
• deceased (euphemistic) Synonym of dead (“those who have died”).
• defunct (now, _, rare) Deceased, dead.
• late (not comparable, euphemistic) Deceased, dead: used particularly when speaking of the dead person's actions while alive. (Generally must be preceded by a possessive or an article, commonly "the"; see usage notes. Can itself only precede the person's name, never follow it.)

corpse — full definition

1. noun A dead body, usually of a person.
2. verb To burst into uncontrollable laughter while performing, breaking character.

deceased — full definition

1. adj No longer alive; dead — usually said of a person, as a more formal or gentle alternative to "dead."
2. noun The person or people who have died, especially in a legal, medical, or formal context.

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