"phantasmal" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /fænˈtæzml̩/ [Received-Pronunciation], /fænˈtæzməl/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-phantasmal.wav , En-us-phantasmal.oga Forms: more phantasmal [comparative], most phantasmal [superlative]
Etymology: From phantasm or phantasma (“phantasm”) + -al (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*bʰeh₂-|*h₂el-|id=shine|id2=grow}}, {{glossary|suffix}} suffix, {{glossary|adjective}} adjective, {{suffix|en|phantasma|al|pos2=suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives|t1=phantasm}} phantasma (“phantasm”) + -al (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives) Head templates: {{en-adj}} phantasmal (comparative more phantasmal, superlative most phantasmal)
  1. Of or pertaining to, or having the characteristics of, a phantasm (“something seen but having no physical reality”); imaginary, unreal.
    Of or pertaining to, or having the characteristics of, a phantom (“apparition or ghost”); ghostly, spectral.
    Synonyms: phantasmatic, phantasmatical, phantasmic, phantasmical, phantomatic, ghostly Translations (of or pertaining to, or having the characteristics of, a phantom — see also ghostly, spectral): fantoma (Esperanto), aavemainen (Finnish), fantasmatique (French), fantasmatico (Italian), fantasmatic (Romanian), при́зрачный (prízračnyj) (Russian), fantasmal (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-phantasmal-en-adj-Bi4CWZxT Categories (other): English links with manual fragments Disambiguation of 'of or pertaining to, or having the characteristics of, a phantom — see also ghostly, spectral': 55 45
  2. Of or pertaining to, or having the characteristics of, a phantasm (“something seen but having no physical reality”); imaginary, unreal.
    (parapsychology) Of or pertaining to, or having the characteristics of, a phantasm (“perception or vision of a living or dead person who is not physically present, often through telepathy”).
    Categories (topical): Parapsychology Synonyms: phantasmatic, phantasmatical, phantasmic, phantasmical, phantomatic
    Sense id: en-phantasmal-en-adj-XNpH8uvJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 32 68 Topics: parapsychology, pseudoscience
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fantasmal Derived forms: phantasmalian [obsolete, rare], phantasmality, phantasmally

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  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "fantasmal"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to, or having the characteristics of, a phantom — see also ghostly, spectral",
      "word": "fantoma"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to, or having the characteristics of, a phantom — see also ghostly, spectral",
      "word": "aavemainen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to, or having the characteristics of, a phantom — see also ghostly, spectral",
      "word": "fantasmatique"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to, or having the characteristics of, a phantom — see also ghostly, spectral",
      "word": "fantasmatico"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to, or having the characteristics of, a phantom — see also ghostly, spectral",
      "word": "fantasmatic"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "prízračnyj",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to, or having the characteristics of, a phantom — see also ghostly, spectral",
      "word": "при́зрачный"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to, or having the characteristics of, a phantom — see also ghostly, spectral",
      "word": "fantasmal"
    }
  ],
  "word": "phantasmal"
}

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