phantasm

1. n. An image formed by the mind, and supposed to be real or material; a shadowy or airy appearance; sometimes, an optical illusion; a phantom; a dream. Source: opted

2. n. A mental image or representation of a real object; a fancy; a notion. Source: opted

3. n. a ghostly appearing figure Source: wordnet

4. n. something existing in perception only Source: wordnet

5. 1. An image formed by the mind, and supposed to be real or material; a shadowy or airy appearance; sometimes, an optical illusion; a phantom; a dream. They be but phantasms or apparitions. Sir W. Raleigh. 2. A mental image or representation of a real object; a fancy; a notion. Cudworth. Figures or little features, of which the description had produced in you no phantasm or expectation. Jer. Taylor. Source: webster

6. n:100 n a ghostly appearing figure n something existing in perception only Source: ecdict

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