phantom

(noun, adjective)

adjective

1. something apparently sensed but having no physical reality

- seemed to hear faint phantom bells

- the amputee's illusion of a phantom limb

Similar word(s): unreal

Sentences with phantom as an adjective:

- a phantom limb

noun

1. a ghostly appearing figure

Similar word(s): apparition, fantasm, phantasm, phantasma, specter, spectre

Definition categories: person, spirit

2. something existing in perception only

Similar word(s): apparition, fantasm, phantasm, phantasma, shadow

Definition categories: thought, illusion, semblance