phantasmal C2 Topic:Register & Style US /fænˈtæzməl/ UK /fænˈtæzməl/ See IPA manual Freq #320357 Meanings 1 adj resembling a phantom; ghostly or spectral A phantasmal figure seemed to drift across the moonlit hall. 2 adj having no physical reality; imaginary or illusory The distant towers dissolved into a phantasmal shimmer at dawn. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · resembling a phantom;... ghostlyspectralphantomlike 2 adj · having no physical reality;... illusoryunrealimaginary ↔ Opposites realsubstantialtangible Word family Derived forms phantasmally Related forms phantasmphantasmaphantasmagoriaphantasmic Etymology From phantasm or phantasma + -al. Phantasm comes through Latin from Ancient Greek phantasma ("appearance, image, apparition"), from phantazein ("to make visible"). Topics Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # phantasmal **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /fænˈtæzməl/ **IPA (UK):** /fænˈtæzməl/ **Frequency rank:** 320357 ## Meanings 1. resembling a phantom; ghostly or spectral 2. having no physical reality; imaginary or illusory ## Examples - A phantasmal figure seemed to drift across the moonlit hall. - The distant towers dissolved into a phantasmal shimmer at dawn. ## Synonyms - ghostly - spectral - illusory - unreal ## Antonyms - real - substantial - tangible ## Derived Forms - phantasmally ## Related Forms - phantasm - phantasma - phantasmagoria - phantasmic ## Etymology From phantasm or phantasma + -al. Phantasm comes through Latin from Ancient Greek phantasma ("appearance, image, apparition"), from phantazein ("to make visible"). ## Topics - Register & Style markdown