phantom

See also Phantom

English

Alternative forms

• fantom (obsolete)

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

Translations

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) Italian: fantasma (it) m., spettro (it) m.

Norwegian: fantom (no) c., fantomet (no) Polish: fantom (pl) m. Portuguese: fantasma (pt) m. Romanian: fantomă f. 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 the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001