Ghostliness (Noun)
Meaning
Strangeness by virtue of being mysterious and inspiring fear.
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Examples
- The abandoned mansion exuded an air of ghostliness that sent shivers down the spines of everyone who dared to approach it.
- Her pale skin and sunken eyes gave her an otherworldly ghostliness that made people uneasy in her presence.
- The fog-shrouded forest had an eerie ghostliness that seemed to whisper secrets to those who ventured in.
- The creepy old doll had a ghostliness about it that made people hesitant to touch it, as if it might come to life at any moment.
- The deserted town at night had a haunting ghostliness that seemed to watch and wait for anyone brave enough to enter its empty streets.