different between spectral vs shadowy

English

Etymology

Equivalent to spectre +? -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?sp?kt???/

Adjective

spectral (comparative more spectral, superlative most spectral)

1. Of, or pertaining to, spectres; ghostly.

   Synonym: ghostly

   Antonym: nonspectral
2. Of, or pertaining to, spectra; classified according to frequency or wavelength (of light etc)

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

• cepstral, craplets, sceptral

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sp?k.t?al/

Adjective

spectral (feminine singular spectrale, masculine plural spectraux, feminine plural spectrales)

1. spectral

Related terms

• spectre

Further reading

• “spectral” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Romanian

Etymology

French spectral

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [spek?tral]

Adjective

spectral m or n (feminine singular spectral?, masculine plural spectrali, feminine and neuter plural spectrale)

1. spectral

Declension

Synonyms

• fantomatic

Related terms

• spectru

English

Etymology

shadow +? -y

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /??æd.o?.i/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??æd.??.i/
• Hyphenation: shad?owy

Adjective

shadowy (comparative shadowier, superlative shadowiest)

1. In shadow; darkened by shadows.

   He sat in a shadowy corner.

2. (of character) Dark, obscure.

   He was a shadowy man who rarely spoke.
3. (figuratively) Vague, dim, unclear, faint of an image.
4. (rare, dated) Indulging in fancies; daydreaming.

Translations

Anagrams

• show day