ETYM Old Eng. gast, gost, soul, spirit, AS. gâst breath, spirit, soul; akin to OS. gaest spirit, soul, Dutch geest, German geist, and prob. to Eng. gaze, ghastly.
1. A mental representation of some haunting experience; SYN. shade, spook, wraith, specter, spectre.
2. The visible disembodied soul of a dead person.

ETYM Old Eng. fantome, fantosme, fantesme, Old Fren. fantôme, from Latin phantasma, Greek, from phanastai to show. Related to Fancy, Phaëton, Phantasm, Phase.
1. A ghost; the apparition of a dead person.
2. Any residual trace or faint idea.

ETYM French spectre, from Latin spectrum an appearance, image, specter, from specere to look. Related to Spy, Spectrum.
1. A ghost; a haunting apparition.
2. An old and frail person.

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ETYM Old Fren. espirit, esperit, French esprit, Latin spiritus, from spirare to breathe, to blow. Related to Conspire, Expire, Esprit, Sprite.
1. A fundamental emotional and activating principle determining one's character.
2. Any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings.
3. The general atmosphere of a place or situation; SYN. tone, feel, feeling, flavor, look, smell.
4. The vital principle or animating force within living things.
5. Strong alcoholic beverage, other type of alcohol, or white spirit. + prikaži više

1. The exact likeness of a living person seen usually just before death as an apparition
2. Ghost, specter
3. An insubstantial form or semblance; shadow
3. A barely visible gaseous or vaporous column