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 to me were magic. You could say a word and it could conjure up all kinds of images or feelings or a chilly sensation or whatever. It was amazing to me that words had this power.
Amy Tan