释义 |
View usage for: phantasm in British English (ˈfæntæzəm) noun2. an illusory perception of an object, person, etc 3. (in the philosophy of Plato) objective reality as distorted by perception Derived forms phantasmal (phanˈtasmal) or phantasmalian (ˌfæntəzˈmeɪlɪən), phantasmic (phanˈtasmic) or phantasmical (phanˈtasmical) adjective phantasmally (phanˈtasmally) or phantasmically (phanˈtasmically) adverb Word origin C13: from Old French fantasme, from Latin phantasma, from Greek; related to Greek phantazein to cause to be seen, from phainein to show phantasm in American English (ˈfænˌtæzəm) noun1. a perception of something that has no physical reality; figment of the mind; esp.,a specter, or ghost : also phanˈtasma (fænˈtæzmə) Word forms: plural phanˈtasmata (fænˈtæzmətə) or phanˈtasmas 3. Philosophy a mental impression of a real person or thing Derived forms phantasmal (phanˈtasmal) (fænˈtæzməl) adjective or phanˈtasmic Word origin ME fantasme < OFr < L phantasma < Gr < phantazein, to show < stem of phainein, to appear: see fantasy Examples of 'phantasm' in a sentencephantasm She looked troubled but shook her head; she said it was a phantasm and warned me to tell no one else.A warm body up against his flesh, too warm, too real, to be a phantasm of the night. Synonyms of 'phantasm'phantom, spirit, shade, ghost illusion, vision, hallucination, figment More Synonyms of phantasm Definition an unreal vision Synonyms figment smoke and mirrors figment of the imagination Additional synonymsDefinition a ghost or ghostlike figure She recognized one of the women as the apparition she had seen. Synonyms ghost, spirit, shade (literary), phantom, spectre, spook (informal), wraith, chimera, revenant, visitant, eidolon, atua (New Zealand), kehua (New Zealand) Definition a wild and unrealistic dream or idea He spent his life pursuing the chimera of perfect love. Synonyms illusion, dream, fantasy, delusion, spectre, snare, hallucination, figment, ignis fatuus, will-o'-the-wisp Definition the disembodied spirit of a dead person, supposed to haunt the living The village is said to be haunted by ghosts. Synonyms spirit, soul, phantom, spectre, spook (informal), manes, apparition, wraith, shade (literary), revenant, phantasm, eidolon, atua (New Zealand), kehua (New Zealand), wairua (New Zealand) - petulant
- phalanx
- phallus
- phantasm
- phantasmagoric
- phantasmal
- phantasy
Additional synonymsDefinition the experience of seeming to see something that is not really there Perhaps the footprint was a hallucination. Synonyms illusion, dream, vision, fantasy, delusion, mirage, apparition, smoke and mirrors, phantasmagoria, figment of the imagination Definition a ghost His writing benefits from the shade of Lincoln hovering over his shoulder. Synonyms ghost, spirit, shadow, phantom, spectre, manes, apparition, eidolon, kehua (New Zealand) Definition a ghost His spectre is said to walk the castle battlements. Synonyms ghost, spirit, phantom, presence, vision, shadow, shade (literary), apparition, wraith, eidolon, kehua (New Zealand) Definition a supernatural being, such as a ghost Do you believe in the existence of evil spirits? Synonyms ghost, phantom, spectre, vision, shadow, shade (literary), spook (informal), apparition, sprite, eidolon, atua (New Zealand), kehua (New Zealand) Definition a ghost She woke up to see a spook hovering over her bed. Synonyms ghost, spirit, phantom, spectre, soul, shade (literary), manes, apparition, wraith, revenant, phantasm, eidolon, kehua (New Zealand) Definition a hallucination caused by divine inspiration, madness, or drugs She heard voices and saw visions of her ancestors. Synonyms hallucination, illusion, apparition, revelation, ghost, phantom, delusion, spectre, mirage, wraith, chimera, phantasm, eidolon Definition a ghost She believed herself to have been visited by wraiths from the afterlife. Synonyms ghost, spirit, shade (literary), phantom, spectre, spook (informal), apparition, revenant, eidolon, kehua (New Zealand) |