Phantom word meaning and definition
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Meaning and definition for "phantom" word
[noun] a ghostly appearing figure; "we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us"
[adjective] something apparently sensed but having no physical reality; "seemed to hear faint phantom bells"; "the amputee's illusion of a phantom limb"
\Phan"tom\, n. [OE. fantome, fantosme, fantesme, OF. fant[^o]me, fr. L. phantasma, Gr. ?, fr. ? to show. See {Fancy}, and cf. {Pha["e]ton}, {Phantasm}, {Phase}.] That which has only an apparent existence; an apparition; a specter; a phantasm; a sprite; an airy spirit; an ideal image. Strange phantoms rising as the mists arise. --Pope. She was a phantom of delight. --Wordsworth. {Phantom ship}. See {Flying Dutchman}, under {Flying}. {Phantom tumor} (Med.), a swelling, especially of the abdomen, due to muscular spasm, accumulation of flatus, etc., simulating an actual tumor in appearance, but disappearing upon the administration of an an[ae]sthetic.
Synonyms for phantom
apparition, apparition, shadow, specter, spectre, unreal
See also: disembodied spirit | Flying Dutchman | Flying Dutchman | flying saucer | ghost | illusion | semblance | shade | specter | spectre | spirit | spook | UFO | unidentified flying object | wraith |
Related terms: bogeyman, brainchild, bugbear, delusion, delusory, disembodied spirit, extramundane, fantasy, illusionary, image, imagining, ostensible, phantasmic, poltergeist, presence, revenant, shadowy, spiritual, succubus, unactual, unreal, wraithy
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Let's analyse "phantom" as pure text. This string has Seven letters in Two syllables and Two vowels. 28.6% of vowels is 10% less then average English word. Written in backwards: MOTNAHP. Average typing speed for these characters is 1840 milliseconds. [info]
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Numerology Hearts desire number calculated from vowels:
phantom: 1 + 6 = 7, reduced: 7 . and the final result is Seven. |
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