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phantom


Main Entry: 1phan·tom
Pronunciation: \ˈfan-təm\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English fantosme, fantome, from Anglo-French fantosme phantasm
Date: 14th century

1 a : something apparent to sense but with no substantial existence : apparition b : something elusive or visionary c : an object of continual dread or abhorrence <the phantom of disease and want>
2 : something existing in appearance only
3 : a representation of something abstract, ideal, or incorporeal <she was a phantom of delight — William Wordsworth>

phan·tom·like \-ˌlīk\ adverb or adjective


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