phantom meaning and definition

PHANTOM noun

Definition of phantom (noun)

1. a ghostly appearing figure
   • "we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us"
   • synonyms: apparition, fantasm, phantasm, phantasma, specter, spectre
2. something existing in perception only
   • "a ghostly apparition at midnight"
   • synonyms: apparition, fantasm, phantasm, phantasma, shadow

PHANTOM adjective

Definition of phantom (adjective)

1. something apparently sensed but having no physical reality
   • "seemed to hear faint phantom bells"; "the amputee's illusion of a phantom limb"