Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ghostlike

/ɡˈoʊstlˌaɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.44 in modern English

Syllables: ghost-like
IPA: /ɡˈoʊstlˌaɪk/

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Seemingly invisible; as a ghost, similar to a ghost.

Etymology

Etymology tree English ghost Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English ghostlike From ghost + -like.

Inflected Forms

more ghostlike (comparative) most ghostlike (superlative)

Derived Forms

unghostlike

Synonyms

apparitional ghostly phantasmal spectral spiritual

Questions

How do you pronounce ghostlike?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡˈoʊstlˌaɪk/.
What does ghostlike mean?: Seemingly invisible; as a ghost, similar to a ghost.
Where does ghostlike come from?: Etymology tree English ghost Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English ghostlike From ghost + -like.

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