MACABRE


Meaning of MACABRE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ mə-ˈkäb; -ˈkä-brə, -bər; -ˈkäbr ə ]

adjective

Etymology: French, from ( danse ) macabre dance of death, from Middle French ( danse de ) Macabré

Date: 1889

1. : having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death

2. : dwelling on the gruesome

3. : tending to produce horror in a beholder

Synonyms: see ghastly

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.