ghostinessn.

Brit.

/ˈɡəʊstɪnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈɡoʊstinᵻs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ghosty adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < ghosty adj. + -ness suffix. Compare earlier ghostliness n.

The presence of ghosts or ghostly phenomena; the quality or state of being ghostly or ghost-like.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > ghost or phantom > [noun] > state of being

ghostliness1657

ghostism1782

ghostship1796

ghosthood1842

ghostdom1846

spectrality1850

ghostiness1874

spectralness1892

life-in-death1901

1874 North-East Georgian (Athens, Georgia) 26 Aug. Ghostiness used to be a distinque sort of equality. One felt it a kind of renown to have a ghost in the family.

1895 G. MacDonald Lilith xi. 69 What a night I found it! How shall I make my reader share with me its wild ghostiness?

1904 Westm. Gaz. 1 Jan. 2/2 The ghostiness of these faded, frail old men gliding and whispering about in the old house.

1935 Cheltenham Chron. 28 Dec. Twelfth Night provides another excellent excuse for parties and balls, with just that Christmas ghostiness that even the name Twelfth Night suggests.

2019 Slate Mag. (Nexis) 2 Feb. A ghost finds his ‘ghostiness’ fading away in an episode of [TV series] Folklore.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ghostiness
释义	ghostinessn. Brit. /ˈɡəʊstɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈɡoʊstinᵻs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ghosty adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < ghosty adj. + -ness suffix. Compare earlier ghostliness n. The presence of ghosts or ghostly phenomena; the quality or state of being ghostly or ghost-like. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > ghost or phantom > [noun] > state of being ghostliness1657 ghostism1782 ghostship1796 ghosthood1842 ghostdom1846 spectrality1850 ghostiness1874 spectralness1892 life-in-death1901 1874 North-East Georgian (Athens, Georgia) 26 Aug. Ghostiness used to be a distinque sort of equality. One felt it a kind of renown to have a ghost in the family. 1895 G. MacDonald Lilith xi. 69 What a night I found it! How shall I make my reader share with me its wild ghostiness? 1904 Westm. Gaz. 1 Jan. 2/2 The ghostiness of these faded, frail old men gliding and whispering about in the old house. 1935 Cheltenham Chron. 28 Dec. Twelfth Night provides another excellent excuse for parties and balls, with just that Christmas ghostiness that even the name Twelfth Night suggests. 2019 Slate Mag. (Nexis) 2 Feb. A ghost finds his ‘ghostiness’ fading away in an episode of [TV series] Folklore. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1874
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