Definitions for phantom
ˈfæn təmphan·tom

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. apparition, phantom, phantasm, phantasma, fantasm, specter, spectre(noun)

   a ghostly appearing figure

   "we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us"

2. apparition, phantom, phantasm, phantasma, fantasm, shadow(adj)

   something existing in perception only

   "a ghostly apparition at midnight"

3. phantom(adj)

   something apparently sensed but having no physical reality

   "seemed to hear faint phantom bells"; "the amputee's illusion of a phantom limb"

Wiktionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. phantom(Noun)

   Something apparently seen, heard, or sensed, but having no physical reality; a ghost or apparition; something elusive or delusive.

2. phantom(Noun)

   An image that appears only in the mind; an illusion.

3. phantom(Adjective)

   illusive

4. phantom(Adjective)

   fictitious or nonexistent

5. Phantom(ProperNoun)

   Nickname of the F-4B jet fighter flown by Marines in Vietnam

6. Phantom(ProperNoun)

   The comic The Phantom, and the character in it by the same name

Origin: From fantom, from fantosme, from phantasma, from φάντασμα.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Phantom(noun)

   that which has only an apparent existence; an apparition; a specter; a phantasm; a sprite; an airy spirit; an ideal image

Origin: [OE. fantome, fantosme, fantesme, OF. fantme, fr. L. phantasma, Gr. fa`ntasma, fr. fai`nein to show. See Fancy, and cf. Phaton, Phantasm, Phase.]

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1. Phantom

   Phantom is the tenth book in Terry Goodkind's epic fantasy series The Sword of Truth. Phantom debuted in the #1 spot on The New York Times and Publishers Weekly bestseller lists, among others.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Phantom

   fan′tom, n. a phantasm.—adj. illusive, spectral.—adj. Phantomat′ic, relating to a phantom. [O. Fr. fantosme—Gr. phantasma.]

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1. Phantom

   Phantom may refer to: An apparition, more specifically a Spirit Ghost An illusion, a distortion of the senses

   The Phantom of the Opera.

   Submitted by anonymous on June 5, 2018  

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   Song lyrics by phantom -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by phantom on the Lyrics.com website.

Anagrams for phantom »

1. Hampton

How to pronounce phantom?

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   Alex

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   Daniel

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   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of phantom in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of phantom in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of phantom in a Sentence

1. Secretary General Erik Jonnaert:

   It is not just a phantom idea.

2. William Wordsworth:

   She was a phantom of delight When first she gleam'd upon my sight A lovely apparition, sent To be a moment's ornament.

3. Omar Khayym:

   For in and out, above, about, below, 'Tis nothing but a Magic Shadow-show, Play'd in a Box whose Candle is the Sun, Round which we Phantom Figures come and go.

4. Zvi Hauser:

   Whoever reads the fine print in this' historic' decision understands that it is a phantom decision, there is no budget, there is no planning, there is no place, and there is really no binding decision.

5. Louis Aragon:

   O reason, reason, abstract phantom of the waking state, I had already expelled you from my dreams, now I have reached a point where those dreams are about to become fused with apparent realities: now there is only room here for myself.

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