definition - macabre
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Macabre From The Dance of Death by Michael Wolgemut. In works of art, macabre (US /məˈkɑːb/ mə-KAHB or UK /məˈkɑːbrə/; French: [makabʁ]) is the quality of having a grim or ghastly atmosphere. Macabre works emphasize the details and symbols of death. The term also refers to works particularly gruesome in nature.
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- de·mure. adj. de·mur·er, de·mur·est. 1. Modest and reserved in manner or behavior. 2. Characterized by or suggestive of reserve or modesty: a demure smile; a demure outfit.ut lowering her glance unexpectedly till her dark eye-lashes seemed to rest against her white cheeks she presented a perfectly demure aspect. Chance by Conrad, Joseph View in context. Yet this would be done with a demure abasing of your eye, sometimes, as the Jesuits also do use.
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shine (brilliance) brillo (m); lustre (m) to give sth a shine sacar brillo a algo; to take the shine off sth deslustrar algo; deslucir algo; quitar a algo su encantocome rain or shine haga el tiempo que hagato take a shine to sb tomar simpatia simpatía por. algn. noun
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- In modern fiction, the term has often been used for a certain kind of undead monster. By extension, the word ghoul is also used in a derogatory sense to refer to a person who delights in the macabre, or whose profession is linked directly to death, such as a gravedigger or graverobber.n modern fiction, the term has often been used for a certain kind of undead monster. By extension, the word ghoul is also used in a derogatory sense to refer to a person who delights in the macabre, or whose profession is linked directly to death, such as a gravedigger or graverobber.
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occult occult. adj. 1. a. of or characteristic of magical, mystical, or supernatural arts, phenomena, or influences. b. (as noun): the occult.
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- avarice (ˈævərɪs) n extreme greed for riches; cupidity [C13: from Old French, from Latin avaritia, from avārus covetous, from avēre to crave] ˌavaˈricious adj ˌavaˈriciously adv ˌavaˈriciousness n. av•a•rice (ˈæv ər ɪs) n. insatiable greed for riches; inordinate, miserly desire to gain and hoard wealth.
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dirt 2. soot or smoke. — fuliginous, adj. maculacy. the state or quality of being blemished, stained, or spotted, as with dirt. Also maculation. — maculate, adj. misophobia, musophobia, mysophobia. an abnormal fear of dirt, especially of being contaminated by dirt.
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mad The definition of mad is defined as angry, insane, foolish, frantic or extremely funny. An example of mad is child who is not able to do what he wants to do. An ecxample of mad is a psychopath. An example of mad is a plan to rob a police station.
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- LINK / CITE ADD TO WORD LIST. adjective. A carnival dancer wearing an ornate costume. A carnival dancer wearing an ornate costume. The definition of ornate is heavily decorated, very elaborate or showy. An example of something ornate is a costume covered in diamonds, glitter, feathers and pieces of silver.
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dark 1. Dark, dim, obscure, gloomy, murky refer to absence or insufficiency of light. Dark implies a more or less complete absence of light: a dark night. Dim implies faintness of light or indistinctness of form (resulting from the lack of light or from imperfect vision): a dim outline. Obscure implies dimness that may arise also from factors that interfere with light or vision: obscure because of haze.
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- drab adjective. › ​boring, ​especially in ​appearance; having little ​colour and ​excitement: She ​walked through the ​city ​centre with ​its drab, ​grey ​buildings and ​felt ​depressed. I ​feel so drab in this ​grey ​uniform.
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danse macabre Definition of danse macabre. : macabre dance : dance of death ◆In the medieval period, the dance macabre was a literary or pictorial representation of a procession or dance of both living and dead figures expressing the medieval allegorical concept of the all-conquering and equalizing power of death. Seen and Heard.
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What does macob mean? Macob is someone who performs with skill and ability at a specific task or action. , usually with extraordinary precision and quality. ~~~~~ If you meant Macabre (which sounds as its spelt) it involves depictions of death by which unusual and/or gruesome details are involved. (i.e.
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- The definition of an adventure is an exciting or unusual experience that usually involves risks. Going on a journey uncharted through a forest is an example of an adventure.
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massacre A massacre is a big bloody mess of killing, and usually for no good reason. Not that there’s ever a good reason for killing, but massacres are especially pointless and gory. It’s unclear where the word massacre came from, but possibly it was the Old French word macacre, which means “slaughterhouse.” As a noun, massacre is a brutal slaughter of humans or animals, and it can be a verb as well, like when an army massacres an entire village of innocent people.
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- The definition of dark is someone or something not light in color, without light or sunshine, gloomy or evil. An example of dark is a black labrador retriever. An example of dark is a house at night without any lights on. An example of dark is midnight.
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- Define danse macabre. danse macabre synonyms, danse macabre pronunciation, danse macabre translation, English dictionary definition of danse macabre. n another name for dance of death Noun 1. danse macabre - a medieval dance in which a skeleton representing death leads a procession of others to the grave...
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- drab adjective [-er/-est only]. › ​plain and not ​interesting, or not ​bright in ​appearance: He ​found London ​disagreeable, with ​its ​thick ​fog, ​cold ​drizzle, and drab ​food. (Definition of drab from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press).
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- /mac·ule/ (mă´kūl) a discolored spot on the skin that is not raised above the surface. macule. n. A discolored spot or area on the skin that is not elevated above the surface and is characteristic of certain conditions, such as smallpox, purpura, or roseola. Also called macula.
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mundane See mundane defined for English-language learners. See mundane defined for kids. On him, a mundane navy blazer looked like an Armani dinner jacket; around him, a dusky locker room became the chandeliered lobby of the Savoy.
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What does macob mean? Best Answer: It has an odd spelling macabre because it is a French word originally from Arabic. Here is a web page that will tell you everything about the ...
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- Answer by Ranger22. Confidence votes 24.4K. 1. threatening or portending evil, harm, or trouble; ominous: a sinister remark. 2. bad, evil, base, or wicked; fell: his sinister purposes. 3. unfortunate; disastrous; unfavorable: a sinister accident. 4. of or on the left side; left.Source: Dictionary.com.nswer by Ranger22. Confidence votes 24.4K. 1. threatening or portending evil, harm, or trouble; ominous: a sinister remark. 2. bad, evil, base, or wicked; fell: his sinister purposes. 3. unfortunate; disastrous; unfavorable: a sinister accident. 4. of or on the left side; left.
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How many weeks are there in a month? Four and a few days. Since each week has 7 days but a month has 28 (February), 30 (April, June, September and November) and 31 (January, March, May, July, August, October and December) days. Even the whole year has 365 days that is 52 weeks and a day. A leap year has one more day, so 52 weeks and 2 days.
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Occult The occult (from the Latin word occultus clandestine, hidden, secret) is knowledge of the hidden.In common English usage, occult refers to knowledge of the paranormal , as opposed to knowledge of the measurable , usually referred to as science.ccult qualities are properties that have no known rational explanation; in the Middle Ages, for example, magnetism was considered an occult quality. Newton's contemporaries severely criticized his theory that gravity was effected through action at a distance, as occult.
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- ‘The atmosphere it creates visualizes the most grim and macabre nature of the artist.’ ‘Death at such an early age and in such a macabre manner seems so unfair.’ ‘And what happened next was 70 persons butchered and burnt in a macabre dance of death.’ ‘Modern pharmaceutical research is playing Dr Hart's law out on a macabre global scale.’ ‘Towards midnight a macabre scene of pain and death dominated the capital.’ ‘Isolation, fear, death, blood, the macabre, pain: this film has it all - and then some.’ ‘Horrified at the realisation we are all drawn to the macabre.’ ‘Ms Taylor has spoken about how her daughter spent a lot of time in suicide chatrooms with a macabre obsession with death.’