ghostliness
- noun
- /ˈɡoʊstlinəs/
:
fantasmalidad
- Importantly, the memoir associates ghostliness and silence with Lane's mother not only in death, but also in depictions of her in life.
Examples
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That spoils my ghostliness, I am afraid, but I don't care; there is something strange about the house.
Fiction book (2001) -
Rosie is even paler in this room, washed to ghostliness by the white walls and the bright lights.
Fiction book (1993) -
There was a gray ghostliness ahead of her.
Fiction book (1990) -
And in the spirit of Hauntober, will include some almost ghostliness.
Blog text (3) -
Thus, Lane allows ghostliness to penetrate life as well, representing those who are unwilling or unable to speak.
Academic text (2014) -
There is the old Gothic, which does have a very definite architectural style that comes out of the structures of the Middle Ages, as these became ruins and gave off a sense of ghostliness, evil, and menace.
Blog text (5) -
He grew accustomed to the ghostliness of objects, saw the shining field ahead of him between the old maples, and marked the luminous sky above the hill that rose to his right.
Fiction book (1995) -
Although the name is a teasing comment on his race and pale skin, his retrospective interpretation infuses the term with the lack of voice and self-understanding he now associates with ghostliness: "I think perhaps I was a ghost back in those days" (Season 196).
Academic text (2014) -
Consequently, its ghostliness takes root in the opacity and "thingness" of puppets, their unmoving parts and unchanging expressions, and their inability to die without becoming reanimated.
Academic text (1995) -
The ghostliness of the abandoned house sent shivers down her spine.
Synonyms
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4.6
Being very strange or unusual in a way that attracts attention
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5.5
The feeling that something is unusual or hard to explain
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5.3
An unpleasant feeling of fear or unease, like insects crawling on your skin
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4.1
A feeling of fear caused by something you see or hear
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7.2
A strange, quiet feeling that makes you feel afraid or uneasy
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5.3
A strange, eerie feeling that makes you feel uneasy
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7.5
A quality of being very strange or different from most people
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6.1
A quality of being strange or unexpected, like odd weather
A strange feeling that something is like a ghost or haunting
A creepy feeling like a ghost might be near
A strange, mysterious feeling that makes you feel uneasy or surprised
A feeling that someone or something is strange and makes you feel unsafe
A strange, scary quality like a ghost or monster
A feeling or look that makes a place seem empty and lifeless
A state where events seem caused by spirits or magic
Antonyms
How Eerie
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word ghostliness comes from ghost, meaning 'spirit', plus the parts -ly ('like') and -ness ('state or quality'). So, ghostliness is the 'state of being like a ghost', which is why it describes something eerie, pale, or strangely scary.