PHANTASM

apparition, phantom, phantasm, phantasma, fantasm, shadow

(noun) something existing in perception only; “a ghostly apparition at midnight”

apparition, phantom, phantasm, phantasma, fantasm, specter, spectre

(noun) a ghostly appearing figure; “we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

phantasm (plural phantasms)

something seen but having no physical reality; a phantom or apparition.

Anagrams

• panthams

Source: Wiktionary


Phan"tasm, n. Etym: [L. phantasma. See Phantom, and cf. Fantasm.] [Spelt also fantasm.]

1. An image formed by the mind, and supposed to be real or material; a shadowy or airy appearance; sometimes, an optical illusion; a phantom; a dream. They be but phantasms or apparitions. Sir W. Raleigh.

2. A mental image or representation of a real object; a fancy; a notion. Cudworth. Figures or little features, of which the description had produced in you no phantasm or expectation. Jer. Taylor.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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