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- [fan-tuh m]
- /ˈfæn təm/
- /ˈfæn.təm/
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- [fan-tuh m]
- /ˈfæn təm/
Definitions of phantom word
- noun phantom an apparition or specter. 1
- noun phantom an appearance or illusion without material substance, as a dream image, mirage, or optical illusion. 1
- noun phantom a person or thing of merely illusory power, status, efficacy, etc.: the phantom of fear. 1
- noun phantom an illustration, part of which is given a transparent effect so as to permit representation of details otherwise hidden from view, as the inner workings of a mechanical device. 1
- adjective phantom of, relating to, or of the nature of a phantom; illusory: a phantom sea serpent. 1
- adjective phantom Electricity. noting or pertaining to a phantom circuit. 1
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Origin of phantom
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English fantosme < Middle French, Old French < Latin phantasma phantasm
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Parts of speech for Phantom
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
phantom popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for phantom
adj phantom
- apparitional — of or relating to an apparition or apparitions; ghostly, spectral
- demoniac — of, like, or suggestive of a demon; demonic
- fairier — (in folklore) one of a class of supernatural beings, generally conceived as having a diminutive human form and possessing magical powers with which they intervene in human affairs.
- ghostly — of, characteristic of, or resembling a ghost; phantasmal; spectral.
- hyperphysical — being above or beyond the physical; immaterial; supernatural.
noun phantom
- apparition — An apparition is someone you see or think you see but who is not really there as a physical being.
- banshee — In Irish folk stories, a banshee is a female spirit who warns you by her long, sad cry that someone in your family is going to die.
- bogey — A bogey is something or someone that people are worried about, perhaps without much cause or reason.
- bogeyman — A bogeyman is someone whose ideas or actions are disapproved of by some people, and who is described by them as evil or unpleasant in order to make other people afraid.
- bogle — a scarecrow
verb phantom
- fancy — imagination or fantasy, especially as exercised in a capricious manner.
- imaged — a physical likeness or representation of a person, animal, or thing, photographed, painted, sculptured, or otherwise made visible.
- imaging — a physical likeness or representation of a person, animal, or thing, photographed, painted, sculptured, or otherwise made visible.
adjective phantom
- corpselike — Resembling a corpse.
- elusive — Difficult to find, catch, or achieve.
- elusory — That tends to elude.
- extrasensory — Of or relating to extrasensory perception.
- wraithlike — an apparition of a living person supposed to portend his or her death.
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