different between phantasm vs phantasmal
phantasm
English
Alternative forms
- fantasm
- phantasim (obsolete)
- phantasma
Etymology
A learned variant of phantom; from Middle English fantosme, from Old French fantosme, fantasme, from Latin phantasma, from Ancient Greek ???????? (phántasma). Doublet of phantom.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?fæntæz?m/
- Hyphenation: phan?tasm
Noun
phantasm (plural phantasms)
- Something seen but having no physical reality; a phantom or apparition.
- 1900, Sigmund Freud, The Interpretation of Dreams, Avon Books, (translated by James Strachey) pg. 74:
- He declares that there seems to be no justification for regarding the phantasms of dreams as pure hallucinations; most dream-images are probably in fact illusions, since they arise from faint sense-impressions, which never cease during sleep.
- 1900, Sigmund Freud, The Interpretation of Dreams, Avon Books, (translated by James Strachey) pg. 74:
- (philosophy) A impression as received by the senses, especially an image, often prior to any interpretation by the intellect.
- Synonym: (less common) phantasia
Derived terms
- phantasmal
- phantasmic
Related terms
- fancy
- fantasize
- fantastic
- fantasy
- phantasmatic
- phantom
Further reading
- phantasm in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- phantasm in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- phantasm at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- panthams
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phantasmal
English
Alternative forms
- fantasmal
Etymology
phantasm +? -al
Adjective
phantasmal (comparative more phantasmal, superlative most phantasmal)
- Of or pertaining to ghosts or phantoms.
- Eerie or frightening.
- Expresses qualities of or produced from fantasy.
Related terms
- phantasm
- phantasmagoria
- phantom
- phantasy
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