apparition, n.
(apparitions)
freq. cnt. 1
(apparitions)
freq. cnt. 1
a ghostly appearing figure
<noun.person> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
apparition fantasm phantasm phantasma phantom specter spectre
sample sentences
"we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
an act of appearing or becoming visible unexpectedly
<noun.act>
apparition
sample sentences
"natives were amazed at the apparition of this white stranger"
semantic pointers
hypernym
something existing in perception only
<noun.cognition> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1
apparition fantasm phantasm phantasma phantom shadow
sample sentences
"a ghostly apparition at midnight"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
hyponym
the appearance of a ghostlike figure
<noun.event>
apparition
sample sentences
"I was recalled to the present by the apparition of a frightening specter"
semantic pointers
hypernym