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spookiness

/spˈukinəs/ noun

The property of being spooky.

Word Origin Spookiness comes from Dutch spook, meaning 'ghost' — a word that drifted into American English in the 19th century. The adjective spooky means ghost-like, and spookiness is the eerie quality. The root also gives us spookhouse (haunted house) and the verb spook (to frighten). So spookiness is that spectral, unsettling atmosphere.

noun The property of being spooky. countable

The abandoned house had an undeniable spookiness that made the children hesitate to enter.

(名词) 阴森；恐怖；诡异；毛骨悚然 【阴森恐怖】

那栋废弃的房子有一种难以否认的阴森感，让孩子们犹豫不敢进入。

(sustantivo) lo espeluznante; carácter aterrador [La propiedad de ser espeluznante.]

La casa abandonada tenía un carácter **espeluznante** innegable que hizo que los niños dudaran en entrar.

(nom) caractère effrayant; caractère sinistre; caractère angoissant; sinistrose; caractère macabre [Caractère de ce qui est effrayant, inquiétant ou qui évoque le surnaturel.]

La maison abandonnée avait une spookiness incontestable qui fit hésiter les enfants à entrer.

(Substantiv) Gespenstigkeit; Unheimlichkeit [Die Eigenschaft, unheimlich oder gespenstisch zu wirken.]

Das verlassene Haus hatte eine unverkennbare **spookiness**, die die Kinder zögern ließ, einzutreten.

(名詞) 不気味で背筋の凍るような性質。

廃墟となった家には、紛れもない不気味さがあり、子どもたちは入るのをためらった。

(substantivo) sombriedade; clima sinistro; ar assustador [A propriedade de ser assustador.]

A casa abandonada tinha uma atmosfera assustadora inegável que fez as crianças hesitarem em entrar.

Synonyms: eeriness creepiness scariness ghostliness hauntingness uncanniness weirdness supernaturalness Antonyms: normality ordinariness naturalness comfort
Word parts: spook + y + ness

Related words

spooky spookily

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