different between phantom vs unreal
phantom
English
Alternative forms
- fantom (archaic)
Etymology
From Middle English fantom, fantum, from Old French fantosme, fantasme, from Latin phantasma (“an apparition, specter; (in Late Latin also) appearance, image”), from Ancient Greek ???????? (phántasma, “phantasm, an appearance, image, apparition, specter”), from ??????? (phantáz?, “I make visible”). Doublet of phantasm.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?fænt?m/
Noun
phantom (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.
- (bridge) A placeholder for a pair of players when there are an odd number of pairs playing.
- (medical imaging) A test object. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
Synonyms
- ghost
- See also Thesaurus:ghost
Derived terms
- phantom limb
- phantom pain
Related terms
- fantasy
Translations
Adjective
phantom (not comparable)
- Illusive.
- Fictitious or nonexistent.
Translations
Further reading
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “phantom”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
Anagrams
- Hampton
phantom From the web:
- what phantom troupe members die
- what phantom of the opera character are you
- what phantom means
- what phantom troupe members did hisoka kill
- what phantom troupe members are dead
- what phantom power is used for
- what phantom power mic
- what phantom of the opera song are you
unreal
English
Etymology
un- +? real
Pronunciation
- enPR: ?n-r?l', IPA(key): /?n??i.?l/
- Rhymes: -i??l
Adjective
unreal (comparative more unreal, superlative most unreal)
- fake; not real
- 1922, Margery Williams, The Velveteen Rabbit
- "The Boy's Uncle made me Real," he said. "That was a great many years ago; but once you are Real you can't become unreal again. It lasts for always."
- 1922, Margery Williams, The Velveteen Rabbit
- (informal) very impressive; amazing; unbelievable; incredible; larger or more fantastic than typical of real life.
- The video includes unreal footage of an eight-metre wave.
- I just had an unreal hamburger.
Synonyms
- (not real): See also Thesaurus:fake or Thesaurus:insubstantial
- (very impressive): See also Thesaurus:awesome
Antonyms
- (not real): real; See also Thesaurus:genuine
Translations
Anagrams
- Lauren, neural, ulnare
unreal From the web:
- what unreal engine
- what unreal engine does fortnite use
- what unreal engine can do
- what unreal engine are we on
- what's unrealized gain/loss
- what's unrealized gain
- what's unrealistic mean
- what's unreal engine 5
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