Ghastliness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the quality of being ghastly

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡˈæstlinəs/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡˈastlinəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡˈastlinəs/

3 syllables Say it as /ɡˈæstlinəs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

grimness luridness gruesomeness

Word Forms

ghastly	adjective	gruesomely indicative of death or the dead
grim	adjective	harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance; ; ; ; - J.M.Barrie
gruesome	adjective	shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
lurid	adjective	horrible in fierceness or savagery

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Grausigkeit

die Qualität, grässlich zu sein

🇫🇷French

horrible

la qualité d'être horrible

🇪🇸Spanish

horroroso

la cualidad de ser espantoso

🇮🇹Italian

orrore

la qualità di essere orribile

🇳🇱Dutch

gruwelijkheid

de kwaliteit van gruwelijk zijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

horror

qualidade do que é horrível

🇷🇺Russian

отвратительность

ужасное качество

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भयानकता

भयानक होने का गुण

🇧🇩Bengali

ভয়ঙ্করতা

ভয়ঙ্কর হওয়ার গুণ

🇮🇳Tamil

கொடூரம்

கொடூரமாக இருப்பதன் தரம்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఘోరతత్వం

భయంకరంగా ఉండటం యొక్క నాణ్యత

🇮🇳Marathi

भयंकरपणा

भयानक असण्याची गुणवत्ता

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભયાનકતા

ભયાનક હોવાની ગુણવત્તા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಘೋರತೆ

ಘೋರವಾಗಿರುವ ಗುಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ക്രൂരത

ക്രൂരനായിരിക്കുന്നതിൻ്റെ ഗുണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭਿਅੰਕਰਤਾ

ਭਿਆਨਕ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਗੁਣਵੱਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

وحشت

خوفناک ہونے کا معیار

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

可怕的

可怕的品质

🇯🇵Japanese

凄惨さ

恐ろしいという性質

🇰🇷Korean

무시무시함

끔찍한 것의 질

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự ghê rợn

chất lượng của sự khủng khiếp

🇹🇭Thai

ความน่ากลัว

คุณภาพของการเป็นคนน่ากลัว

🇮🇩Indonesian

keburukan

kualitas yang mengerikan

🇵🇭Filipino

karumaldumal

ang kalidad ng pagiging malagim

🇲🇾Malay

kengerian

kualiti menjadi mengerikan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

فظاعة

نوعية كونها مروعة

🇮🇷Persian

وحشتناکی

کیفیت وحشتناک بودن

🇹🇷Turkish

dehşet vericilik

korkunç olmanın kalitesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

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What is the primary definition of the word 'ghastliness'?

The primary meaning of 'ghastliness' is 'the quality of being ghastly'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'ghastliness' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'ghastliness' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'ghastliness' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'ghastliness' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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