ghoul

ghoul

noun \ˈgül\

Definition of GHOUL

1

: a legendary evil being that robs graves and feeds on corpses

2

: one suggestive of a ghoul; especially : one who shows morbid interest in things considered shocking or repulsive

— ghoul·ish \ˈgü-lish\ adjective

— ghoul·ish·ly adverb

— ghoul·ish·ness noun

Examples of GHOUL

1. <in Arabic folklore, ghouls could change their shapes but had one unchanging feature: donkey's hooves for feet>

Origin of GHOUL

Arabic ghūl

First Known Use: 1786

Related to GHOUL

Synonyms

cacodemon, devil, fiend, ghost, demon, ghoulie, imp, shaitan

Related Words

hag [archaic], lamia, vampire; incubus, nightmare, succubus; afreet (or afrit), genie, jinni (or jinn also djinni or djinn); apparition, banshee, bogey (also bogie or bogy), bugbear, familiar, familiar spirit, genius, phantasm (also fantasm), phantom, poltergeist, shade, shadow, specter (or spectre), spirit, spook, vision, wraith; brownie, dwarf, elf, faerie (also faery), fairy, fay, gnome, goblin, gremlin, hobgoblin, kobold, leprechaun, pixie (also pixy), puck, sprite, troll; monster, ogre

Near Antonyms

angel

Rhymes with GHOUL

boule, boulle, cool, drool, fool, fuel, gul, mewl, mule, pool, Poole, pul, pule, rule, school, spool, stool, tool, tulle, yule