nnoun.persona ghostly appearing figureSynset:fantasm phantasm phantasma phantom specter spectre
Examples:- we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us
Derivationally Related Form:phantasmal
Hypernyms:disembodied spirit spirit
Inherited Hypernyms:apparitionspiritspiritual beingbeliefcontentcognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:Flying Dutchman
Full Hyponyms:flying dutchman
nnoun.eventthe appearance of a ghostlike figureExamples:- I was recalled to the present by the apparition of a frightening specter
Hypernyms:appearance
Inherited Hypernyms:apparitionappearancehappeningeventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.cognitionsomething existing in perception onlySynset:fantasm phantasm phantasma phantom shadow
Examples:- a ghostly apparition at midnight
Derivationally Related Form:phantasmalshadowy
Hypernyms:illusion semblance
Inherited Hypernyms:apparitionillusionappearancerepresentationcontentcognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:Flying DutchmanUFOflying saucerghostshadespecterspectrespookunidentified flying objectwraith
Full Hyponyms:flying dutchmanghostunidentified flying object
nnoun.actan act of appearing or becoming visible unexpectedlyExamples:- natives were amazed at the apparition of this white stranger
Derivationally Related Form:appear
Hypernyms:appearance
Inherited Hypernyms:apparitionappearancearrivalactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity