apparition
/ˌæp.əɹˈɪʃn̩/US/ˌæp.ɚˈɪʃ.n̩/
apparition noun: an act of becoming visible; appearance; visibility.
Noun
apparition (plural apparitions)
- An act of becoming visible; appearance; visibility.
- the sudden apparition of the Spaniards1855–1858, William H[ickling] Prescott, History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Boston, Mass.: Phillips, Sampson, and Company, →OCLC
- The apparition of Lawyer Clippurse occasioned much speculation in that portion of the world.1814 July 7, [Walter Scott], Waverley; or, ’Tis Sixty Years Since. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh: […] James Ballantyne and Co. for Archibald Constable and Co.; London...
- The thing appearing; a visible object; a form.
- […] which apparition, it seems, was you.1709 August 26 (Gregorian calendar), Isaac Bickerstaff [et al., pseudonyms; Richard Steele et al.], “Monday, August 16, 1709”, in The Tatler, number 55; republished in [Richard Steele], editor, The...
- An unexpected, wonderful, or preternatural appearance; especially, one by a ghost, phantom, or suchlike; the entity itself.
- The region's economy is buoyed by tourism driven by past apparitions of the Virgin Mary.
- The attic is said to be haunted by the ghostly apparition of a young girl who died there.
- Synonyms:
- vision
- The first appearance of a star or other luminary after having been invisible or obscured; opposed to occultation.
- A period of consecutive days or nights when a particular celestial body may be observed, beginning with the heliacal rising of the body and ending with its heliacal setting.
apparition meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
apparition in Hindi
- apparition
- छलावा chalāvā, साया sāyā
apparition in Tamil
- பிசாசு கற்பனையுருவம், அருவம், பொய்த்தோற்றம், இறந்தவர்களின் உருவத்தோற்றம், ஆவியுரு, பேய்
apparition in Urdu
- apparition
- سایہ sāya
apparition in Bengali
- apparition, evil deity
- আলেয়া aleẏa
More languagesFewer languages
- apparition in Telugu
- శంఖిని śaṅkhini
- apparition in Malayalam
- മറഞ്ഞതിനു ശേഷം വീണ്ടും പ്രത്യക്ഷമാകൽ, തോന്നൽ, മായാരൂപം
- apparition in Kannada
- ಗಾಳಿಗ, ಮರಳು, ದಿವ್ಯದರ್ಶನ, ಆಶ್ಚರ್ಯಕರ ಕಾಣ್ಕೆ
- apparition in Sanskrit
- विकृति víkṛti, केत kéta, केतु ketú
- apparition in Tagalog
- bibit
- apparition in Arabic
- شَبَح šabaḥ, شَبْح šabḥ
- apparition in Vietnamese
- bóng ma
Examples of apparition in a sentence
- He spoke to the apparition, and although its lips did not move, he somehow heard its reply.
- I think it is the weakness of mine eyes / That shapes this monstrous apparition.1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Iulius Cæsar”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies...
- The heavenly bands […] a glorious apparition.1667, John Milton, “Book X”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert...
- The apparition wobbled in front of Arthur's eyes, though the truth of the matter is probably that Arthur's eyes were wobbling in front of the apparition.1982, Douglas Adams, Life, the Universe and Everything, page 24:
Synonyms of apparition
Forms of apparition
| plural | apparitions |
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Origin of apparition
From Middle French apparition, from Latin apparitio, from appareo.
Words formed from apparition
Phrases with apparition
Questions about apparition
- What does apparition mean?
- Apparition means an act of becoming visible; appearance; visibility.
- What is apparition in Hindi?
- Apparition in Hindi is छलावा (chalāvā), साया (sāyā). See Apparition meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use apparition in a sentence?
- He spoke to the apparition, and although its lips did not move, he somehow heard its reply.
- What part of speech is apparition?
- Apparition is a noun.
- How do you pronounce apparition?
- Apparition is pronounced /ˌæp.əɹˈɪʃn̩/ (UK).
- What is the plural of apparition?
- The plural of apparition is apparitions.
Words near apparition in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: apparition (page history and authors); छलावा (Hindi) (page history and authors); apparition (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); سایہ (Urdu) (page history and authors); আলেয়া (Bengali) (page history and authors); శంఖిని (Telugu) (page history and authors); apparition (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); apparition (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); केत (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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