obituary

[oh-bich-oo-er-ee]

noun

plural

obituaries 

1. a notice of the death of a person, often with a biographical sketch, as in a newspaper.

adjective

1. of, relating to, or recording a death or deaths.

   the obituary page of a newspaper.

obituary

/ əˈbɪtjʊərɪ /

noun

1. a published announcement of a death, often accompanied by a short biography of the dead person

Other Word Forms

• obituarist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of obituary¹

1700–10; < Medieval Latin obituārius, equivalent to Latin obitu ( s ) death ( obit ) + -ārius -ary

Word History and Origins

Origin of obituary¹

C18: from Medieval Latin obituārius, from Latin obīre to fall, from ob- down + īre to go

Example Sentences

“I’m constantly seeing the obituary of a celebrity who has passed and I go to the workshop and there’s their box,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

Dickie Bird obituary: 'One of cricket's greatest servants and popular characters'

From BBC

There is an obituary in Sunday’s sports section.

From Los Angeles Times

In an online obituary, Ms Zarutska's family wrote that she fled the war in Ukraine along with her mother and siblings in 2022, and had "quickly embraced her new life in the United States".

From BBC

The Hollywood stuntman and actor died on 12 August at a care home in the US state of Missouri, according to an online obituary.

From BBC

Related Words

• eulogy 
• obit