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===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|en|/ˌməˈkɑː.bɹə/|/ˌməˈkɑː.bə(ɹ)/}}
* {{IPA|en|/ˌməˈkɑː.bɹə/|/ˌməˈkɑː.bə(ɹ)/|a=UK}}
* {{a|US}} {{IPA|en|/məˈkɑb/|/ˌməˈkɑ.bɹə/|/ˌməˈkɑ.bɚ/}}
* {{IPA|en|/məˈkɑb/|/ˌməˈkɑ.bɹə/|/ˌməˈkɑ.bɚ/|a=US}}
** {{homophones|en|McCobb}}
** {{homophones|en|McCobb}}
* {{audio|en|en-us-macabre.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{audio|en|en-us-macabre.ogg|a=US}}
* {{audio|en|en-au-macabre.ogg|Audio (AU)}}
* {{audio|en|en-au-macabre.ogg|a=AU}}
* {{rhymes|en|ɑːbə(ɹ)|ɑb|q2=US|s=2}}
* {{rhymes|en|ɑːbə(ɹ)|ɑb|q2=US|s=2}}


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# [[represent|Representing]] or [[personifying]] [[death]].
# [[represent|Representing]] or [[personifying]] [[death]].
#* {{quote-book|en|1941|George C. Booth|Mexico's School-made Society|page=106|text=There are four fundamental figures. One is a man measuring and comparing his world{{...}} In front of him is a '''macabre''' figure, a cadaver ready to be dissected. This symbolizes man serving mankind. The third figure is the scientist, the man who makes use of the information gathered in the first two fields of mensurable science.}}
#* {{quote-book|en|year=1941|author=George C. Booth|title=Mexico's School-made Society|page=106|text=There are four fundamental figures. One is a man measuring and comparing his world{{...}} In front of him is a '''macabre''' figure, a cadaver ready to be dissected. This symbolizes man serving mankind. The third figure is the scientist, the man who makes use of the information gathered in the first two fields of mensurable science.}}
# [[obsess|Obsessed]] with death or the [[gruesome]].
# [[obsess|Obsessed]] with death or the [[gruesome]].
#* {{quote-book|en|1993|Theodore Ziolkowski|chapter=Wagner's ''Parsifal'' between Mystery and Mummery|editor=Werner Sollors|The Return of Thematic Criticism|page=274-275|text=Indeed, in the 1854 draft of ''Tristan'' he planned to have Parzival visit the dying knight, and both operas display the same '''macabre''' obsession with bloody gore and festering wounds.}}
#* {{quote-book|en|year=1993|author=Theodore Ziolkowski|chapter=Wagner's ''Parsifal'' between Mystery and Mummery|editor=Werner Sollors|title=The Return of Thematic Criticism|page=274–275|text=Indeed, in the 1854 draft of ''Tristan'' he planned to have Parzival visit the dying knight, and both operas display the same '''macabre''' obsession with bloody gore and festering wounds.}}
# [[ghastly|Ghastly]], [[shocking]], [[terrifying]].
# [[ghastly|Ghastly]], [[shocking]], [[terrifying]].
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#* {{quote-book|en|1927|year_published=1938|[[w:H. P. Lovecraft|H. P. Lovecraft]]|[[s:Supernatural Horror in Literature|Supernatural Horror in Literature]]|chapter=Introduction|text=The appeal of the spectrally '''macabre''' is generally narrow because it demands from the reader a certain degree of imagination and a capacity for detachment from every-day life.}}
#: {{syn|en|ghastly|horrifying|shocking|terrifying}}
#: {{syn|en|ghastly|horrifying|shocking|terrifying}}
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#* {{quote-book|en|year=1927|year_published=1938|author=w:H. P. Lovecraft|title=s:Supernatural Horror in Literature|chapter=Introduction|text=The appeal of the spectrally '''macabre''' is generally narrow because it demands from the reader a certain degree of imagination and a capacity for detachment from every-day life.}}


====Derived terms====
====Derived terms====
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* French: {{t+|fr|macabre}}
* French: {{t+|fr|macabre}}
* German: {{t+|de|makaber}}
* German: {{t+|de|makaber}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|μακάβριος}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|μακάβριος}}
* Portuguese: {{t|pt|macabro}}
* Portuguese: {{t|pt|macabro}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|macabru}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|macabru}}
* Romansch: {{t|rm|macaber}}
* Romansch: {{t|rm|macaber}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|макабрический}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|macabro}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|macabro}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|makaber}}
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* French: {{t+|fr|macabre}}, {{t+|fr|morbide}}, {{t+|fr|gothique}}, {{t+|fr|thanatophile}}
* French: {{t+|fr|macabre}}, {{t+|fr|morbide}}, {{t+|fr|gothique}}, {{t+|fr|thanatophile}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|macabru}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|macabru}}
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* Spanish: {{t+|es|macabro}}, {{t+|es|gótico}}, {{t+|es|mórbido}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|macabro}}, {{t+|es|gótico}}, {{t+|es|mórbido}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|mevtapesent}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|mevtapesent}}
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{{trans-top|ghastly, shocking, terrifying}}
{{trans-top|ghastly, shocking, terrifying}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зловещ}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зловещ}}
* Esperanto: {{t|eo|terura}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|makaaberi}}, {{t+|fi|kaamea}}, {{t+|fi|kammottava}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|makaaberi}}, {{t+|fi|kaamea}}, {{t+|fi|kammottava}}
* French: {{t+|fr|macabre}}, {{t+|fr|sinistre}} {{t+|fr|lugubre}}, {{t+|fr|morbide}}, {{t+|fr|funèbre}}, {{t+|fr|funeste}}, {{t+|fr|effrayant}}, {{t+|fr|horrible}}
* French: {{t+|fr|macabre}}, {{t+|fr|sinistre}} {{t+|fr|lugubre}}, {{t+|fr|morbide}}, {{t+|fr|funèbre}}, {{t+|fr|funeste}}, {{t+|fr|effrayant}}, {{t+|fr|horrible}}
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* Irish: {{t|ga|adhfhuafar}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|adhfhuafar}}
* Korean: {{t+|ko|섬뜩하다}}, {{t|ko|소름 끼치다}}
* Korean: {{t+|ko|섬뜩하다}}, {{t|ko|소름 끼치다}}
* Maori: {{t|mi|wetiweti}}, {{t|mi|rihariha}}, {{t|mi|whakarihariha}}, {{t|mi|weriweri}}, {{t|mi|mōrikarika}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Norwegian:
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{t|nb|makaber}}
*: Bokmål: {{t|nb|makaber}}
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* Polish: {{t+|pl|makabryczny}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|makabryczny}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|îngrozitor}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|îngrozitor}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|macabro}}, {{t+|es|funesto}}, {{t+|es|siniestro}}, {{t+|es|horroroso}}, {{t|es|horrendo}}, {{t+|es|fúnebre}}, {{t+|es|lúgubre}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|macabro}}, {{t+|es|funesto}}, {{t+|es|siniestro}}, {{t+|es|horroroso}}, {{t+|es|horrendo}}, {{t+|es|fúnebre}}, {{t+|es|lúgubre}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|korkunç}}, {{t+|tr|dehşetengiz}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|korkunç}}, {{t+|tr|dehşetengiz}}
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-bottom}}
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* {{anagrams|en|a=aabcemr|carbeam}}
* {{anagrams|en|a=aabcemr|carbeam}}


[[Category:en:Death]]
{{C|en|Death}}

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==Catalan==
==Catalan==


===Etymology===
===Etymology===
From {{bor|ca|fr|macabre}}.
{{bor+|ca|fr|macabre}}.


===Adjective===
===Adjective===
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# {{l|en|macabre}}
# {{l|en|macabre}}

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==French==
==French==
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===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
* {{fr-IPA}}
* {{fr-IPA}}
* {{audio|fr|LL-Q150 (fra)-Benoît Prieur-macabre.wav|Audio}}
* {{audio|fr|LL-Q150 (fra)-Benoît Prieur-macabre.wav}}


===Adjective===
===Adjective===
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====Descendants====
====Descendants====
* {{desc|pt|macabro|bor=1}}
* {{desc|pt|macabro|bor=1}}

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===Further reading===
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* {{R:TLFi}}


===References===
===References===
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* {{R:fr:TLFi}}


==Italian==
==Italian==
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# {{adj form of|it|macabro||f|p}}
# {{adj form of|it|macabro||f|p}}

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==Romanian==
==Romanian==

Latest revision as of 15:31, 29 October 2024

English

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WOTD – 31 October 2010

Etymology

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Borrowed from French macabre, whose etymology is uncertain.[1] Possibly from the term danse macabre, most commonly believed to be from corruption of the biblical name Maccabees; compare Latin Chorea Machabaeorum.

Another theory derives the French term (through Spanish macabro) from Arabic مَقَابِر (maqābir, “cemeteries”), plural of مَقْبَرَة (maqbara) or مَقْبُرَة (maqbura).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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macabre (comparative more macabre, superlative most macabre)

  1. Representing or personifying death.
    • 1941, George C. Booth, Mexico's School-made Society, page 106:
      There are four fundamental figures. One is a man measuring and comparing his world […] In front of him is a macabre figure, a cadaver ready to be dissected. This symbolizes man serving mankind. The third figure is the scientist, the man who makes use of the information gathered in the first two fields of mensurable science.
  2. Obsessed with death or the gruesome.
    • 1993, Theodore Ziolkowski, “Wagner's Parsifal between Mystery and Mummery”, in Werner Sollors, editor, The Return of Thematic Criticism, pages 274–275:
      Indeed, in the 1854 draft of Tristan he planned to have Parzival visit the dying knight, and both operas display the same macabre obsession with bloody gore and festering wounds.
  3. Ghastly, shocking, terrifying.
    Synonyms: ghastly, horrifying, shocking, terrifying
    • 1927, H. P. Lovecraft, “Introduction”, in Supernatural Horror in Literature, published 1938:
      The appeal of the spectrally macabre is generally narrow because it demands from the reader a certain degree of imagination and a capacity for detachment from every-day life.

Derived terms

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Translations

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Arabic Linguistics Mailing List

Anagrams

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French macabre.

Adjective

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macabre (feminine macabra, masculine and feminine plural macabres)

  1. macabre

French

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Etymology

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From Danse Macabre (“dance of death”), from Old French, usually said to be from Macabé (“Maccabee”), in reference to a mystery play depicting their slaughter.[1][2][3] See Maccabee.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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macabre (plural macabres)

  1. macabre
    Synonym: lugubre

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • → Portuguese: macabro

References

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  1. ^ Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
  2. ^ “macabre”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
  3. ^ Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN

Further reading

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Italian

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Adjective

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macabre f pl

  1. feminine plural of macabro

Romanian

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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macabre

  1. nominative/accusative feminine/neuter plural of macabru
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