pall

Gloomy atmospheric weight

A pall is a cloth draped over a coffin, hearse, or tomb, which gives rise to its figurative meaning: something that covers or hangs over in a gloomy way.

A pall of smoke hung over the city.

The bad news cast a pall over the celebration.

As a verb, pall means to become dull or less interesting through familiarity or excess: The novelty of working from home eventually palled.

funeral

coffin

Burial container for remains

casketBurial container
hearseVehicle transporting caskets
shroudBurial cloth or covering

drape · bier · mourning · cortege · interment · burial · wake · graveside · cremation · memorial

smoke

haze

Murky atmospheric suspension

cloudAtmospheric water vapor mass
shroudBurial cloth or covering
smogSunlight-activated urban pollution

veil · blanket · fog · murk · miasma · curtain · cover · overcast · obscurity · mist

gloom

weariness

State of being drained

oppressionUnjust exercise of power
shadowLight blocked by object
heavinessState of being weighty

dreariness · melancholy · somberness · bleakness · darkness · monotony · tedium · ennui · staleness · satiation

heraldry

mantle

Covering or wrap

cloakSleeveless outer wrap
coveringLayer that shields or hides
canopyOverhead protective covering

velvet · ermine · cloth · draping · vestment · robe · tincture · sable · blazon · charge

pall

coffin

haze

weariness

mantle

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