phantasmal
Adjective Satellite
- resembling or characteristic of a phantom
- "a phantasmal presence in the room"
Adj
- Of or pertaining to, or having the characteristics of, a phantasm (“something seen but having no physical reality”); imaginary, unreal.
- Of or pertaining to, or having the characteristics of, a phantasm (“something seen but having no physical reality”); imaginary, unreal.
- Of or pertaining to, or having the characteristics of, a phantom (“apparition or ghost”); ghostly, spectral.
- Of or pertaining to, or having the characteristics of, a phantasm (“something seen but having no physical reality”); imaginary, unreal.
- Of or pertaining to, or having the characteristics of, a phantasm (“perception or vision of a living or dead person who is not physically present, often through telepathy”).
Origin / Etymology
From phantasm or phantasma (“phantasm”) + -al (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives).
Synonyms
apparitional, ghostlike, ghostly, spectral, spiritual, ghastly, ghostish, phantasmal, phantasmatic, phantasmatical, phantasmic, phantasmical, phantomatic, phantomic, phantomlike, spooky, wraithlike, wraithy
Scrabble Score: 17
phantasmal: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordphantasmal: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
phantasmal: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary