Associations to the word «Phantasm»

Wiktionary

PHANTASM, noun. Something seen but having no physical reality; a phantom or apparition.

Dictionary definition

PHANTASM, noun. A ghostly appearing figure; "we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us".
PHANTASM, noun. Something existing in perception only; "a ghostly apparition at midnight".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley