Definition of PHANTASM

phantasm

Plural: phantasms

Noun

  • A ghostly apparition; a product of the imagination or illusion.
  • a ghostly appearing figure
  • something existing in perception only
  • Something seen but having no physical reality; a phantom or apparition.
  • An impression as received by the senses, especially an image, often prior to any interpretation by the intellect.

Examples

  • The winning word, at first a PHANTASM, slowly materialized on his rack.

Origin / 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.

Scrabble Score: 15

phantasm: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
phantasm: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
phantasm: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

phantasm: valid Words With Friends Word