fantasm

fantasm [ˈfæntæzəm]

n

an archaic spelling of phantasm

fantasmal , fantasmic adj

fantasmally , fantasmically adv

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	fantasm - a ghostly appearing figure; "we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us" apparition, phantasm, phantasma, phantom, spectre, specter disembodied spirit, spirit - any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings Flying Dutchman - the captain of a phantom ship (the Flying Dutchman) who was condemned to sail against the wind until Judgment Day
	2.	fantasm - something existing in perception only; "a ghostly apparition at midnight" phantasm, phantasma, phantom, shadow, apparition flying saucer, UFO, unidentified flying object - an (apparently) flying object whose nature is unknown; especially those considered to have extraterrestrial origins Flying Dutchman - a phantom ship that is said to appear in storms near the Cape of Good Hope ghost, specter, wraith, spectre, spook, shade - a mental representation of some haunting experience; "he looked like he had seen a ghost"; "it aroused specters from his past" illusion, semblance - an erroneous mental representation