phantasm

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Something seen but having no physical reality; a phantom or apparition.
  2. An impression as received by the senses, especially an image, often prior to any interpretation by the intellect.

Pronunciation

/ˈfæntæzəm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Qwertygiy-phantasm.wav

Word forms

phantasm phantasms fantasm phantasim phantasma

Etymology

A learned variant of phantom; from Middle English fantosme, from Old French fantosme, fantasme, from Latin phantasma, from Ancient Greek φάντασμα (phántasma). Doublet of phantom.

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