fantasm

fantasm

(ˈfæntæzəm) n an archaic spelling of phantasm fanˈtasmal, fanˈtasmic adj fanˈtasmally, fanˈtasmically adv

phan•tasm

(ˈfæn tæz əm)

n. 1. an apparition or specter. 2. a creation of the imagination or fancy; fantasy. 3. a mental image or representation of a real object. 4. an illusory likeness of something. [1175–1225; Middle English fantesme < Old French < Latin phantasma < Greek phántasma image, vision] phan•tas′mal, phan•tas′mic, phan•tas′mi•cal, adj.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	fantasm - a ghostly appearing figure; "we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us"apparition, phantasm, phantasma, phantom, spectre, specterdisembodied spirit, spirit - any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beingsFlying Dutchman - the captain of a phantom ship (the Flying Dutchman) who was condemned to sail against the wind until Judgment Day
	2.	fantasm - something existing in perception only; "a ghostly apparition at midnight"phantasm, phantasma, phantom, shadow, apparitionflying saucer, UFO, unidentified flying object - an (apparently) flying object whose nature is unknown; especially those considered to have extraterrestrial originsFlying Dutchman - a phantom ship that is said to appear in storms near the Cape of Good Hopeghost, specter, wraith, spectre, spook, shade - a mental representation of some haunting experience; "he looked like he had seen a ghost"; "it aroused specters from his past"illusion, semblance - an erroneous mental representation