phan|tasm

phan|tasm
phan|tasm «FAN taz uhm», noun.
1. a thing seen only in one's imagination; unreal fancy, such as a ghost: »

the phantasms of a dream.

2. a supposed appearance of an absent person, living or dead.
3. a deceiving likeness (of something): »

a phantasm of hope.

4. Philosophy. a mental image or representation of a real object.
5. Archaic. deceptive appearance; illusion: »

'Tis all phantasm (Emerson).

[< Old French fantasme, learned borrowing from Latin phantasma < Greek phántasma image < phantázein make visible, ultimately < phaínein to show. See etym. of doublets phantasma (Cf.phantasma), phantom. (Cf.phantom)]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • phan — al·lo·phan·a·mide; al·lo·phan·ic; ap·o·phan·tic; chrys·o·phan·ic; di·o·phan·tine; el·e·phan·ta; el·e·phan·ti·as·ic; el·e·phan·ti·a·sis; el·e·phan·tic; el·e·phan·ti·dae; el·e·phan·tine; el·e·phan·toid; el·e·phan·to·pus; ep·i·phan·ic;… …   English syllables

  • phantasm — phan·tasm …   English syllables

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  • phantasm — phan|tasm [ fæn,tæzəm ] noun count LITERARY something that you imagine you see but that is not real …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • phantasm — The mental imagery produced by fantasy. SYN: phantom (1). [G. phantasma, an appearance] * * * phan·tasm fan .taz əm n 1) a figment of the imagination or disordered mind 2) an apparition of a living or dead person * * * phan·tasm (fanґtaz əm) …   Medical dictionary

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