ghostliness
Eerie spectral presence
Ghostliness is the quality of being ghostly—having an eerie, spectral, or otherworldly character.
A fog-shrouded cemetery has ghostliness; so does a pale figure glimpsed in dim light.
The word captures atmosphere more than actual haunting: the ghostliness of the abandoned house, a certain ghostliness in her expression.
Visible supernatural manifestation
- specterGhostly threatening presence
- phantomInsubstantial apparition
- wraithSpectral apparition of someone
- shadeDarkness from blocked light
spirit · revenant · poltergeist · banshee · phantasm · ghoul · spook · ectoplasm
Thin and insubstantial
- translucentPermitting diffused light passage
- vaporousLike a gas, diffuse
- diaphanousDelicately translucent
- gossamerFilmy, delicate material
insubstantial · intangible · airy · nebulous · faint · pale · luminous · shimmering
Disturbingly unforgettable
- spookyUnsettlingly strange
- creepyDisturbingly strange
- uncannyEerily beyond normal
- chillingCausing fear or cold
unsettling · macabre · ominous · foreboding · sinister · gothic · weird · bizarre
Occupied by ghosts
- paranormalBeyond scientific explanation
- otherworldlySeemingly not earthly
- seanceRitual to contact spirits
- mediumMiddle size or state
possession · exorcism · spiritualism · psychic · clairvoyant · necromancy · afterlife · undead
apparition
Visible supernatural manifestation
- specterGhostly threatening presence
- phantomInsubstantial apparition
- wraithSpectral apparition of someone
shade · spirit · revenant · poltergeist · banshee · phantasm · ghoul · spook · ectoplasm · manifestation
wispy
Thin and insubstantial
- translucentPermitting diffused light passage
- vaporousLike a gas, diffuse
- diaphanousDelicately translucent
gossamer · insubstantial · intangible · airy · nebulous · faint · pale · luminous · shimmering · filmy
haunting
Disturbingly unforgettable
chilling · unsettling · macabre · ominous · foreboding · sinister · gothic · weird · bizarre · ghoulish
haunted
Occupied by ghosts
- paranormalBeyond scientific explanation
- otherworldlySeemingly not earthly
- seanceRitual to contact spirits
medium · possession · exorcism · spiritualism · psychic · clairvoyant · necromancy · afterlife · undead · liminal
enigmatic
Puzzling and obscure
- crypticObscure in meaning
- inscrutableImpossible to understand
- veiledConcealed or obscured
obscure · elusive · unexplained · unknown · secrets · hidden · concealed · shrouded · arcane · occult
- creepy feelingseeriness, spookiness, creepiness, dread, foreboding
- magical effectsinvisibility, teleportation, levitation, enchantment, hex
- ghostsapparitions, apparition, phantoms, specter, specters
ghostlinesssolidity
Firmness of structure
corporeality · materiality · physicality · solidness · substantiality
ghostlinessvividness
Intense clarity or lifelikeness
distinctness · boldness · clarity · brightness · sharpness
ghost, ghostly, ghosting, ghosts, ghosted, ghostwriter, ghostlike, ghoster