phantasm

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a ghostly appearing figure
  2. noun something existing in perception only

Etymology

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.

In classic literature

Synonyms

apparition, phantom, phantasma, fantasm, specter, spectre

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