ghostliness

ˈɡoʊstlinəs

Definition

Definition of ghostliness - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

appearance

Rare

quality of resembling a ghost

Rare

The fog gave the landscape a ghostliness.

spectrality

atmosphere

Rare

mysterious and fear-inspiring strangeness

Rare

The old house had a ghostliness that scared visitors.

eerie

spooky

uncanny

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Origin of ghostliness

English, ghost (spirit) + -liness (state or quality)

Examples of ghostliness in a sentence

Her pale complexion added to her ghostliness.
The fog added a ghostliness to the deserted street.
The ghostliness of the forest made it eerie at night.

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French:spectralité, aura, ...
German:Geisterhaftigkeit, Unheimlichkeit, ...
Italian:spettralità, aura spettrale, ...
Spanish:apariencia fantasmal, aura fantasmal, ...
Portuguese:aura fantasmagórica, fantasmagoria, ...
Chinese:幽灵般的感觉, 幽灵般的氛围, ...
Japanese:幽玄さ, 幽玄, ...
Arabic:شَبَحِيَّة, جو شَبَحِي, ...
Hebrew:רְפָאִיּוּת, מִסְתּוֹרִיּוּת מַפְחִידָה, ...
Russian:призрачность, таинственность, ...
Ukrainian:примарність, таємничість, ...
Hindi:भूतिया, घोस्टलीनेस, ...
Bengali:ভূতুড়ে ভাব, ভূতুড়ে পরিবেশ, ...
Catalan:aparença fantasmal, aura misteriosa, ...
Czech:přízračnost, tajemnost, ...
Danish:spøgelsesagtighed, uhyggelighed, ...
Dutch:spookachtigheid, spookachtige sfeer, ...
Greek:φαντασμαγορική όψη, στοιχειωμένη ατμόσφαιρα, ...
Hungarian:kísértetiesség, baljósság, ...
Khmer:ភាពដូចខ្មោច, បរិយាកាសចម្លែកអាថ៌កំបាំងដែលគួរឱ្យភ័យខ្លាច, ...
Korean:유령스러움, ...
Persian:شبح‌گونگی, حالت شبح‌وار, ...
Polish:widmowość, tajemniczość, ...
Portuguese (BR):aparência fantasmagórica, aura fantasmagórica, ...
Romanian:aparență spectrală, atmosferă spectrală, ...
Swedish:spöklikhet, spöklikt atmosfär, ...
Thai:ความคล้ายคลึงกับผี, ความลึกลับ, ...
Turkish:hayaletlik, hayaletimsi hava, ...
Vietnamese:vẻ ma mị, sự ma quái, ...

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