phantom
Syllables: phan·tom/ˈfæntəm/
phantom noun: a ghost or apparition. Also the abbreviation of phantom power.
Noun (1)
phantom (countable and uncountable, plural phantoms)
- A ghost or apparition.
- Something apparently seen, heard, or sensed, but having no physical reality; an image that appears only in the mind; an illusion or delusion.
- A placeholder for a pair of players when there are an odd number of pairs playing.
- A test object that reproduces the characteristics of human tissue.
Adjective
phantom (not comparable)
- Illusive.
- […] (it was the town's humour to be always gassing of phantom investors who were likely to come any moment and pay a thousand prices for everything) — “[…] Them rich fellers, they don't make no bad breaks with their money. […]”1899, Stephen Crane, chapter 1, in Twelve O'Clock
- Fictitious or nonexistent.
- a phantom limb
Noun (2) capitalized: Phantom
Phantom (plural Phantoms)
- Nickname of the F-4B jet fighter flown by U.S. marines in Vietnam.
- A Rolls-Royce Phantom automobile.
- Paul pulled out the Phantom; niggas can't stand it but them hoes gonna come out.2005, “Stay Fly”, in Jordan Houston, Darnell Carlton, Paul Beauregard, Premro Smith, Marlon Goodwin, David Brown, Willie Hutchinson (lyrics), Most Known Unknown, performed by Three 6 Mafia (featuring...
Also used as
phantom is also the abbreviation of phantom power.
phantom meaning in Hindi, Tagalog and Arabic
phantom in Hindi
- something having no physical reality
- प्रेत pret
phantom in Tagalog
- something having no physical reality
- bibit
phantom in Arabic
- something having no physical reality
- سَرَاب sarāb, شَبَح šabaḥ
Examples of phantom in a sentence
- Broadly, phantom sensations can be categorized into kinetic, kinesthetic, and exteroceptive components.
- A phantom share option scheme is a bonus plan that feels like a share scheme.
- Chen and Ling reported on their experiences using this phantom for training in endonasal surgical procedures.
Synonyms of phantom
Forms of phantom
| plural | phantoms |
|---|---|
| plural | Phantoms |
| alternative form (archaic) | fantom |
Origin of phantom
Inherited from Middle English fantome, fanteme, from Old French fantosme, fantasme, from Latin phantasma (“an apparition, specter; (in Late Latin also) appearance, image”), from Ancient Greek φάντασμα (phántasma, “phantasm, an appearance, image, apparition, specter”), from φαντάζω (phantázō, “to make visible”). Doublet of phantasm.
Words formed from phantom
- giant phantom jelly
- phantogram
- phantomic
- phantomish
- phantomism
- phantomist
- phantomization
- phantomize
- phantomlike
- phantom orchid
- phantom powering
- phantomry
- phantom share
- phantomship
- phantom vibration syndrome
- phantomwise
- phantom word
- phantomy
- quintom
- phantom abandoned call
- phantom bone disease
- phantom call
- phantom circuit
- phantom crane fly
- phantom debt
- phantom energy
- phantom eye syndrome
- phantom goal
- phantom island
- phantom jam
- phantom limb
- phantom midge
- phantomness
- phantom pain
- phantom power
- phantom pregnancy
- phantom punch
- phantom reference
- phantom settlement
- phantom shiner
- phantom stock
- phantom tumour
- phantom type
- phantom withdrawal
Phrases with phantom
Words that rhyme with phantom
Questions about phantom
- What does phantom mean?
- Phantom means a ghost or apparition.
- What is phantom in Hindi?
- Phantom in Hindi is प्रेत (pret). See Phantom meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is phantom?
- Phantom can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce phantom?
- Phantom is pronounced /ˈfæntəm/.
- What is the plural of phantom?
- The plural of phantom is phantoms.
Words near phantom in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: phantom (page history and authors); Phantom (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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