Complete Definition of "phantom"

see|Phantom
English

Etymology
From Greek (phantasma), via Latin phantasma then Old French fantasme.

Noun
phantom (phantoms)

  1. Something apparently seen, heard, or sensed, but having no physical reality; a ghost or apparition; something elusive or delusive
  2. An image that appears only in the mind; an illusion

Synonyms
ghost

Derived terms
phantom limb

Translations

Português: fantasma m
Czech: p�ízrak m
Danish: fantom c
Dutch: fantoom
German: Phantom n
Italian: fantasma m, spettro m
Norwegian: fantom c
mid
Romanian: fantom� f
Russian: �ен� (ten�) f
Sardinian: pantùma, pantàsima, umbra f
Swedish: fantom m
Sumerian: lalartu

Adjective
phantom

  1. illusive
  2. fictitious or nonexistent

Category:Greek derivations

fa:phantom
ko:phantom
io:phantom
fi:phantom
te:phantom
vi:phantom
zh:phantom

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