phantomlike C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities Also spelled phantom-like US /ˈfæntəmlaɪk/ UK /ˈfæntəmlaɪk/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj resembling a phantom; insubstantial or ghostly A phantomlike figure glided across the moonlit hall. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · resembling a phantom;... ghostlyspectralphantasmalwraithlikeetherealshadowyinsubstantial ↔ Opposites substantialcorporealtangiblesolid Word family Related forms phantomphantomicphantasm Etymology AI details From phantom plus -like; phantom is from Old French fantosme, from Latin phantasma, from Ancient Greek phantasma ('apparition'), from phainein ('to show'). phantasma Latin phainein Ancient Greek View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # phantomlike **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈfæntəmlaɪk/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈfæntəmlaɪk/ ## Meanings 1. resembling a phantom; insubstantial or ghostly ## Examples - A phantomlike figure glided across the moonlit hall. ## Synonyms - ghostly - spectral - phantasmal - wraithlike - ethereal - shadowy - insubstantial ## Antonyms - substantial - corporeal - tangible - solid ## Related Forms - phantom - phantomic - phantasm ## Roots and Affixes - Root: phantasma - Root: phainein ## Etymology From phantom plus -like; phantom is from Old French fantosme, from Latin phantasma, from Ancient Greek phantasma ('apparition'), from phainein ('to show'). ## AI Etymology Phantomlike is from phantom plus -like; phantom is from Old French fantosme, from Latin phantasma, from Ancient Greek phantasma ('apparition'), from phainein ('to show'). Important recorded forms include phantasma (Ancient Greek) and phainein (Ancient Greek). The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers resembling a phantom; insubstantial or ghostly. The wider family includes related words such as phantom, phantomic, and phantasm. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown