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The act of writing requires a constant plunging back into the shadow of the past where time hovers ghostlike.
Ralph Ellison

Meaning of "ghostlike" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GHOSTLIKE

ghostlike  [ˈɡəʊstˌlaɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GHOSTLIKE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ghostlike is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES GHOSTLIKE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of ghostlike in the English dictionary

The definition of ghostlike in the dictionary is resembling a disembodied spirit of a dead person.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GHOSTLIKE


beastlike
ˈbiːstˌlaɪk
bullet-like
ˈbʊlɪtˌlaɪk
catlike
ˈkætˌlaɪk
Christlike
ˈkraɪstˌlaɪk
dustlike
ˈdʌstˌlaɪk
forest-like
ˈfɒrɪstˌlaɪk
frostlike
ˈfrɒstˌlaɪk
giant-like
ˈdʒaɪəntˌlaɪk
insect-like
ˈɪnsektˌlaɪk
jacket-like
ˈdʒækɪtˌlaɪk
locust-like
ˈləʊkəstˌlaɪk
mastlike
ˈmɑːstˌlaɪk
nestlike
ˈnɛstˌlaɪk
priestlike
ˈpriːstˌlaɪk
prophet-like
ˈprɒfɪtˌlaɪk
robot-like
ˈrəʊbɒtˌlaɪk
unartistlike
ʌnˈɑːtɪstˌlaɪk
velvet-like
ˈvɛlvɪtˌlaɪk
vestlike
ˈvestˌlaɪk
yeastlike
ˈjiːstˌlaɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GHOSTLIKE

ghost estate
ghost fishing
ghost gum
ghost image
ghost moth
ghost prisoner
ghost story
ghost town
ghost train
ghost word
ghost writer
ghostlier
ghostliest
ghostliness
ghostly
ghostwrite
ghostwriting
ghostwritten
ghostwrote
ghosty

WORDS THAT END LIKE GHOSTLIKE

basketlike
batlike
boltlike
cultlike
dislike
flintlike
footlike
goatlike
gutlike
hatlike
helmetlike
netlike
nightlike
nutlike
oatlike
plantlike
potlike
puppetlike
saltlike
sheetlike
skirtlike

Synonyms and antonyms of ghostlike in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ghostlike» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GHOSTLIKE

Find out the translation of ghostlike to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ghostlike from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ghostlike» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

幽灵般的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fantasmal
570 millions of speakers

English

ghostlike
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ghostlike
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ghostlike
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

призраку
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ghostlike
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রেতকল্প
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

spectral
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Seperti hantu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gespenstisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

幽霊のような
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

ghostlike
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ghostlike
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ghostlike
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ghostlike
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भूत सारखे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hayalet gibi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

spettrale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ghostlike
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

примарі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fantomatic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φασματώδης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

spookagtige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

spöklik
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ghost
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ghostlike

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GHOSTLIKE»

The term «ghostlike» is regularly used and occupies the 108.164 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GHOSTLIKE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ghostlike

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QUOTES WITH «GHOSTLIKE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word ghostlike.
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Ralph Ellison
The act of writing requires a constant plunging back into the shadow of the past where time hovers ghostlike.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GHOSTLIKE»

Discover the use of ghostlike in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ghostlike and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Good and Real: Demystifying Paradoxes from Physics to Ethics
If everything in the world—including you and me—is just an assembly of purely mechanical building blocks, then all such things (including you and me) are themselves just machines. But then what about our ghostlike thoughts and feelings, ...
Gary L. Drescher, 2006
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Unified Field Theory Confirmed With New Scientific ...
GHOSTLIKE. ELECTRON. NEUTRINO. (HOLYGHOST. BAPTISM). A fresh outpour of nuclear energy that is conveyed by electron neutrino occurs after a newly transformed neutral chargeascends tothe righthand of the everpresent neutral ...
Olufolahan Akintola, 2010
3
Theory of Everything With New Discoveries:
GHOSTLIKE. ELECTRON. NEUTRINO. (HOLYGHOST. BAPTISM). A fresh outpour of nuclear energy that is conveyed by electron neutrino occurs after a newly transformed neutral chargeascends tothe righthand of the everpresent neutral ...
Olufolahan Olatoye Akintola, 2013
4
The Pinch Technique and its Applications to Non-Abelian ...
Finally, notice that since both the FF term and the ghostlike term are separately conserved, the ghostlike term is no longer needed to satisfy the Ward identity for the proper self-energy (Eq. (1.62)). One might ask what quantitative difference it ...
John M. Cornwall, Joannis Papavassiliou, Daniele Binosi, 2010
5
The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine
With beauty on each wondering brow, Gladdened at heart they knew not how, I saw the wide-eyed children greet The ghostlike dusk, the ghostlike street, Hearing the ghostlike song of steel, The far-off roar of rail and wheel, Still dreaming they ...
‎1912
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The Century
With beauty on each wondering brow, Gladdened at heart they knew not how, I saw the wide-eyed children greet The ghostlike dusk, the ghostlike street, Hearing the ghostlike song of steel, The far-off roar of rail and wheel, Still dreaming they ...
‎1912
7
Mysticism: Experience, Response, and Empowerment
Lo and behold! his physical arms were still folded over his chest but the arms that were actually responding to his wishes for movement were diaphanous, glowing, ghostlike arms that he could see through. When he experienced the sensation ...
Jess Hollenback, 2007
8
Redemption Falls: A Novel
In the chill gray smoke, the lost stallion seems ghostlike, Or vision of horse. Some ridden-down symbol Of bit-grinning fears that gallop through nightmares. It nudges its bridle toward where he lies Among the reeds. But the boy is still. Perhaps ...
Joseph O'Connor, 2008
9
Haunted Houses and Family Ghosts of Kentucky
52. “Ghostlike. Sounds. in. an. Old. Ancestral. House”. Monroe County When I married Frank, we were both just eighteen. Neither of us had ever been away from home very much. Course, we were both scared to death to be out by ourselves, ...
William Lynwood Montell, 2001
10
Theory of Everything...Science and the Bible!: Three Spectra ...
(Acts 2:33) Fascinatingly,the baptismof the Holy Ghost onthe day of Pentecost is best understood scientifically from the outpour of ghostlike electron neutrinos based on the glorification of the protonthat ascends intothe nucleus inthe same ...
Olufolahan Akintola, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GHOSTLIKE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ghostlike is used in the context of the following news items.
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UAE executes woman convicted of US teacher's murder
During her trial, Hashemi had asked the court to provide her with psychological help, saying she had "unreal visions" and would see "ghostlike ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Lincoln portrait to adorn Mahoning Courthouse
Behind him is the Lincoln Memorial's marble statue with ghostlike hands that capture the president's compassionate, tolerant nature as well as ... «Youngstown Vindicator, Jul 15»
3
Ten Photos of Great White Sharks to Take Your Breath Away
With just a glint of torchlight the Apex team watched as the huge sharks glided ghostlike through the shafts of dancing light, their eyes glowing ... «National Geographic, Jul 15»
4
View from Inside Fukushima Prefecture: Vastly Different from Govt …
Regions of Fukushima persist ghostlike: “America Tonight journeyed to the affected areas, which are separated into zones of higher and lower ... «UK Progressive Magazine, Jul 15»
5
Google expands self-driving car project to Austin
However, you shouldn't expect to see the vehicle or a second Lexus hybrid on its way to town, driving ghostlike through the city without human ... «Houston Chronicle, Jul 15»
6
Looking Inside Fukushima Prefecture
Regions of Fukushima persist ghostlike: “America Tonight journeyed to the affected areas, which are separated into zones of higher and lower ... «CounterPunch, Jul 15»
7
22 Years, 6 Finals, 6 Defeats: Argentina Lose Another Final As …
... ghostlike and burning with unbridled rancour. And who can blame him? Losing a major international tournament final once is heartbreaking; ... «Just Football.com, Jul 15»
8
Lead paperback review
Napoleon treads ghostlike through a world where everyone apart from him has moved on from the past. In Brussels he stumbles upon a sign ... «Herald Scotland, Jul 15»
9
UAE woman sentenced to death for killing US teacher
Hashemi had asked the court to provide her with psychological help, saying she had "unreal visions" and would see "ghostlike people" due to a ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
10
Every Story Matters
Litchfield's invisible, ghostlike inmate keeps a densely fascinating history close to her vest. And while no one within the show's physical ... «Indie Wire, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Ghostlike [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/ghostlike>. Apr 2024 ».
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