Phantasmal — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

resembling or characteristic of a phantom

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈæntæzməl/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈantazməl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈantazməl/

3 syllables Say it as /fˈæntæzməl/.

Examples

a ghostly face at the window
a phantasmal presence in the room
spectral emanations

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

spiritual ghostly ghostlike spectral apparitional

Parts of Speech

adjective

resembling or characteristic of a phantom

“a ghostly face at the window”

Word Forms

ghost	noun	the visible disembodied soul of a dead person
ghostliness	noun	strangeness by virtue of being mysterious and inspiring fear
phantasma	noun	a ghostly appearing figure
spirit	noun	any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

phantastisch

einem Phantom ähneln oder für dieses charakteristisch sein

🇫🇷French

fantasmatique

ressemblant ou caractéristique à un fantôme

🇪🇸Spanish

fantasmal

parecido o característico de un fantasma

🇮🇹Italian

fantasmatico

somigliante o caratteristico di un fantasma

🇳🇱Dutch

fantastisch

die lijkt op of kenmerkend is voor een fantoom

🇵🇹Portuguese

fantasmagórico

semelhante ou característico de um fantasma

🇷🇺Russian

призрачный

напоминающий или характерный для призрака

India

🇮🇳Hindi

काल्पनिक

किसी प्रेत से मिलता-जुलता या उसकी विशेषता

🇧🇩Bengali

ফ্যান্টাসমাল

একটি ফ্যান্টমের অনুরূপ বা বৈশিষ্ট্য

🇮🇳Tamil

கற்பனையான

ஒரு பாண்டம் போன்ற அல்லது பண்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

ఫాంటస్మాల్

ఫాంటమ్‌ను పోలిన లేదా లక్షణం

🇮🇳Marathi

काल्पनिक

फॅन्टमसारखे किंवा वैशिष्ट्यपूर्ण

🇮🇳Gujarati

કાલ્પનિક

ફેન્ટમની સામ્યતા અથવા લાક્ષણિકતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಫ್ಯಾಂಟಸ್ಮಲ್

ಫ್ಯಾಂಟಮ್ ಅನ್ನು ಹೋಲುವ ಅಥವಾ ಗುಣಲಕ್ಷಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഫാൻ്റസ്മൽ

ഒരു ഫാൻ്റമിൻ്റെ സാദൃശ്യം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സ്വഭാവം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਘਾਤਕ

ਇੱਕ ਫੈਂਟਮ ਦੀ ਸਮਾਨਤਾ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

خیالی

پریت کی مشابہت یا خصوصیت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

幻象的

与幻影类似或具有幻影特征

🇯🇵Japanese

幻想的な

ファントムに似ている、またはファントムに特徴的な

🇰🇷Korean

환상적이다

유령과 비슷하거나 특징이 있는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ảo tưởng

giống hoặc đặc điểm của một bóng ma

🇹🇭Thai

เพ้อฝัน

คล้ายหรือลักษณะของผี

🇮🇩Indonesian

khayal

menyerupai atau karakteristik hantu

🇲🇾Malay

khayal

menyerupai atau ciri hantu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خيالي

تشبه أو مميزة الوهمية

🇮🇷Persian

خیالی

شبیه یا مشخصه یک فانتوم

🇹🇷Turkish

hayalet

bir hayalete benzeyen veya ona benzeyen

🇮🇱Hebrew

פנטזמלי

דומה או מאפיין פנטום

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