phantom

See also Phantom

English

Alternative forms

• fantom (archaic)

Etymology

From Middle English fantom, fantum, from Old French fantosme, from Latin phantasma, from Ancient Greek φάντασμα (phantasma).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈfantəm/
• (US) IPA: /ˈfæn(t)əm/

Noun

phantom (plural 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
• See also Wikisaurus:ghost

Derived terms

• phantom limb
• phantom pain

Translations

something having no physical reality

• Armenian: ուրվական (hy) (urvakan)
• Catalan: fantasma (ca) m
• Czech: přízrak (cs) m
• Danish: fantom (da) c
• Dutch: fantoom
• French: fantôme (fr) m
• German: Phantom (de) n
• Greek: Φαντομάς (el) (Fantomás)
• Italian: fantasma (it) m, spettro (it) m
• Norwegian: fantom (no) c, fantomet (no)

• Polish: fantom (pl) m
• Portuguese: fantasma (pt) m
• Romanian: fantomă f
• Romansch: fantom (rm) m
• Russian: призрак (ru) (prízrak) m, тень (ru) (t'en’) f, фантом (ru) (fantóm) m
• Sardinian: pantùma, pantàsima, umbra f
• Spanish: fantasma (es) m
• Sumerian: lalartu
• Swedish: fantom (sv) m

Adjective

phantom (comparative more phantom, superlative most phantom)

1. illusive
2. fictitious or nonexistent

Anagrams

• Hampton

External links

• “phantom” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).