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macabre [məˈkɑːbə -brə] adj
1. gruesome; ghastly; grim 2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) resembling or associated with the danse macabre [from Old French danse macabre dance of death, probably from macabé relating to the Maccabees, who were associated with death because of the doctrines and prayers for the dead in II Macc. (12:43-46)] macabrely adv ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
macabre Translations macabre adj → makaber macabre [məˈkɑːbr/ə] adj → macabro/a macabre [məˈkɑːbr/ə] adj → macabro/a adj macabre [məˈkaːbr] weird, unearthly or horrible macabre horror stories. makaber رَهيب، مُرَوِع страховит strašidelný makaber grausig, makaber μακάβριος macabro õudne مهیب makaaberi macabre מָקַבּרִי पैशाचिक sablastan hátborzongató mengerikan óhugnanlegur, dauða- macabro 気味の悪い 소름끼치는 klaikus, makabriškas drausmīgs; šaušalīgs dahsyat dan mengerikan griezelig makaber makabryczny macabro macabru мрачный, жуткий strašidelný grozoten, obešenjaški jeziv makaber น่าขยะแขยง korkunç 可怕的, 恐怖的 похмурий; жахливий ہولناک، سنگین rùng rợn 可怕的, 恐怖的,令人毛骨悚然的 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Gounod had conducted the Funeral March of a Marionnette; Reyer, his beautiful overture to Siguar; Saint Saens, the Danse Macabre and a Reverie Orientale; Massenet, an unpublished Hungarian march; Guiraud, his Carnaval; Delibes, the Valse Lente from Sylvia and the Pizzicati from Coppelia. The ears hung at different angles, negligently; and the macabre figure of that mute dweller on the earth steamed straight up from ribs and backbone in the muggy stillness of the air. |
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