apparition

English

Etymology

From French apparition, from Latin apparitio, from appareo.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˌæp.ə(ɹ)ˈɪʃn̩/, SAMPA: /%{p.@(r\)"ISn=/
• (US) IPA: /ˌæp.ɚˈɪʃ.n̩/, /ˌæp.ɚˈɪ.ʃən/

Noun

apparition (plural apparitions)

1. An act of becoming visible; appearance; visibility.

   The sudden apparition of the Spaniards. -- William H. Prescott.

   The apparition of Lawyer Clippurse occasioned much speculation in that portion of the world. -- Sir W. Scott.

2. The thing appearing; a visible object; a form.

   Which apparition, it seems, was you. --Tatler.

3. An unexpected, wonderful, or preternatural appearance; especially something such as a ghost or phantom.

   The heavenly bands . . . a glorious apparition. --John Milton.

   I think it is the weakness of mine eyes That shapes this monstrous apparition. --William Shakespeare

4. (Astronomy) The first appearance of a star or other luminary after having been invisible or obscured;—opposed to occultation.

Synonyms

• (act of becoming visible): appearance
• (a preternatural appearance): vision
• See also Wikisaurus:ghost

Related terms

• apparent
• appearance

Translations

act of becoming visible

Bulgarian: появяване (bg) Finnish: ilmestyminen (fi), ilmaantuminen (fi) Italian: apparizione (it) f.

Portuguese: aparição (pt) f. Romanian: apariție (ro) f., ivire (ro) f. Russian: появление (ru) n.

thing appearing

Finnish: ilmestys (fi) Italian: apparizione (it) f.

Russian: явление (ru) n.

unexpected, wonderful, or preternatural appearance

Bulgarian: привидение (bg) n., видение (bg) n. Chinese: Mandarin: 幽靈 (cmn), 幽灵 (cmn) (yōulíng), 鬼魂 (cmn) (guǐhún) Croatian: prikaza (hr) f. Finnish: ilmestys (fi)

Hungarian: jelenés (hu) Italian: apparizione (it) f. Russian: привидение (ru) n., призрак (ru) m. Scottish Gaelic: sgàile (gd) f., tannasg (gd) m., taibhse (gd) m. and f. Spanish: aparición (es) f.

astronomy: the first appearance of a luminary after having been invisible or obscured

Bulgarian: видимост (bg) Finnish: ilmestyminen (fi)

Italian: apparizione (it) f.

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Serbo-Croatian: priviđenje (sh) n., pričina (sh) f.

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA: /a.pa.ʁi.sjɔ̃/

• audio (une apparition)

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Noun

apparition f. (plural apparitions)

1. appearance
2. ghost
3. (baseball) plate appearance

Synonyms

• (ghost): fantôme
• (plate appearance): apparition au bâton, présence, présence au bâton