phantasm

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

phantom

apparition

phantasma

fantasm

spectre

illusion

specter

ghost

👻

wraith

shadow

fantasy

hallucination

ghost image

spirit

spook

mirage

party dress

phantasy

pipe dream

pixy

revelation

revelations

revenant

reverie

spectrum

sprite

vain hope

vision

wishful thinking

zombie

🧟

zombi

pseudomorphism

false image

false appearance

erroneous indication

non-relevant indication

specter

spectre

bogey

bogy

bubble

delusion

discovery

doppelganger

dream

😴💭

escapism

eye-opener

fancy

genie

🧞

gnome

Translations

fantasma

👻

fantasma

👻

fantasme

Hirngespinst

aparición

ilusión

spettro

apparizione

φάντασμα

fantôme

👻

aparició

fantasma

👻

αποκάλυψη

Spuk

Geist

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfæntæzəm/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: fantosme

In summary

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.