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.

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Synonyms

1 adj · resembling a phantom;... ghostly spectral phantasmal wraithlike ethereal shadowy insubstantial

Opposites

substantial corporeal tangible solid

Word family

Related forms phantom phantomic phantasm

Etymology

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

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Describing Qualities

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# 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

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