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1. charnel
noun. a vault or building where corpses or bones are deposited.
Synonyms
- vault
- burial vault
Antonyms
- lovable
- defensive
- unaggressive
Etymology
- charnel (French)
- carnale (Latin)
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2. charnel
adjective. gruesomely indicative of death or the dead.
Synonyms
- offensive
- ghastly
Antonyms
- joyous
- good
- palatable
Etymology
- charnel (French)
- carnale (Latin)
Example sentences of the word charnel
1. Noun, singular or mass
Because the graveyards had limited space, old coffins were sometimes dug up and the bones placed in a separate building -- called a charnel house -- to make room for new graves.