spectral figure
Transparent haunting entity
A spectral figure is a ghostly apparition—something that appears translucent, otherworldly, or not quite real.
The phrase evokes pale, insubstantial forms glimpsed in darkness or peripheral vision: A spectral figure emerged from the fog.
Spectral connects to spectrum, suggesting something at the edge of visibility, more shadow than substance.
- ghostApparition of the dead
- phantomInsubstantial apparition
- apparitionVisible supernatural manifestation
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- wraithSpectral apparition of someone
restless spirit · shade · spirit · haunting · haunted house · translucent · ethereal · wisp · shadow · silhouette · mist · glowing · flickering · pale · cold spot · cemetery · moonlight · witching hour
spectral figureflesh and blood
One's close relatives
physical body · mortal body · bodily presence · human body · warm body
spectral figuremortal
Subject to death
living being · living soul · warm body · life force · the quick
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