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Flying Dutchman vs phantom

phantom vs Flying Dutchman

Flying Dutchman and phantom both are nouns.

Flying Dutchman is not an adjective while phantom is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Flying Dutchman Yes No No No
phantom Yes Yes No No
As nouns, phantom is a hypernym of Flying Dutchman; that is, phantom is a word with a broader meaning than Flying Dutchman:
  • Flying Dutchman: a phantom ship that is said to appear in storms near the Cape of Good Hope
  • phantom: something existing in perception only
Other hypernyms of Flying Dutchman include apparition, fantasm, phantasm, phantasma, shadow.
As nouns, phantom is a hypernym of Flying Dutchman; that is, phantom is a word with a broader meaning than Flying Dutchman:
  • Flying Dutchman: the captain of a phantom ship (the Flying Dutchman) who was condemned to sail against the wind until Judgment Day
  • phantom: a ghostly appearing figure
Other hypernyms of Flying Dutchman include apparition, fantasm, phantasm, phantasma, specter, spectre.
Flying Dutchman (noun) phantom (noun)
a phantom ship that is said to appear in storms near the Cape of Good Hope something existing in perception only
the captain of a phantom ship (the Flying Dutchman) who was condemned to sail against the wind until Judgment Day a ghostly appearing figure
Flying Dutchman (adjective) phantom (adjective)
something apparently sensed but having no physical reality
Difference between Flying Dutchman and phantom

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