charnel

An archaic adjective relating to a burial place, especially a charnel house; associated with death and decay.

• 🇩🇪Veraltetes Adjektiv, das sich auf eine Begräbnisstätte bezieht, insbesondere auf eine Gruft oder ein Beinhaus; mit Tod und Verwesung verbunden.

1. Gruesomely indicative of death or the dead C2 formal

   Relating to or resembling a place where dead bodies are kept; grimly associated with death.

   • The old crypt had a charnel atmosphere that made visitors shudder.
   • The battlefield presented a charnel scene of destruction.
   • His charnel descriptions of the accident haunted the listeners.

   🇩🇪Grauenerregend, mit dem Tod verbunden

   Synonyme: cadaverousdeathlyghastlygrislygruesomemacabremorbidsepulchral

   Antonyme: cheerfullivelyvivacious

• more charnel comparative form
• most charnel superlative form

A noun referring to a vault, building, or repository where corpses or bones are deposited.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das ein Beinhaus oder eine Stätte bezeichnet, in der Leichen oder Gebeine aufbewahrt werden.

1. Repository for human remains C2 formal

   A building, vault, or chamber where dead bodies or bones are stored, often associated with mass graves or historical burial sites.

   • The medieval church had a charnel beneath its floor.
   • Excavators discovered a charnel containing hundreds of skeletons.
   • The charnel was sealed off after the plague outbreak.

   🇩🇪Beinhaus

   Synonyme: charnel houseossuary

• charnels plural form
• charnels' possessive plural form
• charnel's possessive singular form