Definitions for apparitionˌæp əˈrɪʃ ən
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ap•pa•ri•tionˌæp əˈrɪʃ ən(n.)
a ghostly appearance of a person or thing.
something making a remarkable or incongruous appearance.
an act of becoming visible; appearance.
Origin of apparition:
1400–50; late ME apparicio(u)n < AF, OF < LL appāritiō
ap`pa•ri′tion•al(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
apparition, phantom, phantasm, phantasma, fantasm, specter, spectre(noun)
a ghostly appearing figure
"we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us"
apparition(noun)
the appearance of a ghostlike figure
"I was recalled to the present by the apparition of a frightening specter"
apparition, phantom, phantasm, phantasma, fantasm, shadow(noun)
something existing in perception only
"a ghostly apparition at midnight"
apparition(noun)
an act of appearing or becoming visible unexpectedly
"natives were amazed at the apparition of this white stranger"
Wiktionary
apparition(Noun)
An act of becoming visible; appearance; visibility.
apparition(Noun)
The thing appearing; a visible object; a form.
Which apparition, it seems, was you. --Tatler.
apparition(Noun)
An unexpected, wonderful, or preternatural appearance; especially something such as a ghost or phantom.
apparition(Noun)
(Astronomy) The first appearance of a star or other luminary after having been invisible or obscured;opposed to occultation.
Origin: From apparition, from apparitio, from appareo.
Webster Dictionary
Apparition(noun)
the act of becoming visible; appearance; visibility
Apparition(noun)
the thing appearing; a visible object; a form
Apparition(noun)
an unexpected, wonderful, or preternatural appearance; a ghost; a specter; a phantom
Apparition(noun)
the first appearance of a star or other luminary after having been invisible or obscured; -- opposed to occultation
Translations for apparition
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
appearance(noun)
the act of coming into view or coming into a place
The thieves ran off at the sudden appearance of two policemen.
- verskyningAfrikaans
- ظُهورArabic
- появаBulgarian
- aparecimentoPortuguese (BR)
- objevení seCzech
- das ErscheinenGerman
- tilsynekomst; opdukkenDanish
- εμφάνισηGreek
- apariciónSpanish
- ilmumineEstonian
- ظهور؛ پیدایشFarsi
- ilmestyminenFinnish
- apparitionFrench
- הוֹפָעָהHebrew
- प्रकटनHindi
- pojavakCroatian
- megjelenésHungarian
- kemunculanIndonesian
- birting,það að birtastIcelandic
- apparizioneItalian
- 出現Japanese
- 출연Korean
- pasirodymasLithuanian
- parādīšanās; ierašanāsLatvian
- kemunculanMalay
- verschijningDutch
- tilsynekomst, ved synet avNorwegian
- pojawienie sięPolish
- ظهور؛ پیدایشPersian
- ظاهریدل، پیدايښتPashto
- aparecimentoPortuguese
- apariţieRomanian
- появлениеRussian
- objavenie saSlovak
- nastopSlovenian
- pojavaSerbian
- uppdykande, ankomstSwedish
- การปรากฏตัวThai
- görünme, gelmeTurkish
- 出現Chinese (Trad.)
- поява; з'явленняUkrainian
- ظہور ، نمو داریUrdu
- sự xuất hiệnVietnamese
- 出现Chinese (Simp.)
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