phantasmal

== English == === Etymology === From phantasm or phantasma (“phantasm”) +‎ -al (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /fænˈtæzml̩/ (General American) IPA(key): /fænˈtæzməl/ Hyphenation: phan‧tasm‧al === Adjective === phantasmal (comparative more phantasmal, superlative most phantasmal) Of or pertaining to, or having the characteristics of, a phantasm (“something seen but having no physical reality”); imaginary, unreal. Synonyms: phantasmatic, phantasmatical, phantasmic, phantasmical, phantomatic Of or pertaining to, or having the characteristics of, a phantom (“apparition or ghost”); ghostly, spectral. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:ghostly (parapsychology) 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”). ==== Alternative forms ==== fantasmal ==== Derived terms ==== phantasmalian (obsolete, rare) phantasmality phantasmally ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === phantasm (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia