apparitional
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- adjective
- /ˌæpəˈrɪʃənl/
- Literature
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aparicional
- There is something apparitional in the moment, and it chills and excites him and sends his hand into his pocket to touch the bleak pages hidden there.
Examples
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He sought to fuck them, to fuck himself, and to become a pregnant decoy in a pulpit for the annihilation of his age through mounting apparitional populations, mounting apparitional numbers to be weighed on the scales of time, blended pasts and futures.
Fiction book (1997) -
Telekinesis, apparitional anomalies.
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His apparitional nose seemed to have flattened itself.
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His apparitional figure stood on the deck of the Virgin Ship with the futuristic, ancient camera in his hand.
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He gave apparitional weight and comedy, for instance, to the way I dressed, the wretched Nemesis Bag that I wore over my head.
Fiction book (1997) -
The scales of blended times had changed in the half-apparitional, half-concrete fabric of my Dream-book and arrival on the Virgin Ship in the Courantyne River, from which we made our way into the savannahs.
Fiction book (1997) -
He sought to fuck them, to fuck himself, and to become a pregnant decoy in a pulpit for the annihilation of his age through mounting apparitional populations, mounting apparitional numbers to be weighed on the scales of time, blended pasts and futures.
Fiction book (1997) -
The apparitional glow of the lantern made the old house look haunted.
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Many visitors claim to have seen an apparitional figure wandering the halls of the historic inn.
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During the night, she felt an apparitional presence that sent shivers down her spine.
Synonyms
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Strange and frightening in a way that makes you feel nervous, like a ghost
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5.1
A strange, frightening feeling as if ghosts are nearby
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4.7
Having a pale, quiet look that feels scary
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7.0
Appearing like a ghost
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7.7
Very strange and not like anything from this world
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7.5
Looking like a ghost and causing fear
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Having a pale, thin, and quiet appearance that feels spooky
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9.9
Looking like a ghost and seeming unreal
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9.9
Like a faint ghostly mist or glow
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9.8
Light and delicate with a feeling of something not physical
Appears like a ghost, not solid or easy to see
Having a quality like a dream or a ghost that seems unreal
Being unreal and like a dream
Strange and frightening in a way that seems supernatural
Antonyms
How Ghostly
- Literature
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- Literature
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- Literature
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4.7
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5.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
apparitional = apparition (semi-transparent) = apparition + al
It is a regular adjective formed from 'apparition' plus '-al', but the base noun is somewhat specialized, so the meaning is only partly predictable.
Etymology
The word apparitional comes from the Latin root apparere, which means 'to appear' and is the same root as the common words appear and apparition. So something apparitional seems to 'appear' like a ghost, which is why it means 'ghost-like'.