illusionary
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7.7
- adjective
- /ɪˈluːʒəˌnɛri/
:
ilusorio
- Jonathan Crary's Techniques of the Observer documents the rise of interest in the phantasmagoric and illusionary, and the era's increasingly strange and vivid speculations on the science of optics.
So this is leading some people to call this an illusionary tax cut right before the election that you have to give back later.
- So this is leading some people to call this an illusionary tax cut right before the election that you have to give back later.
- Maya is an illusionary energy that gives life to this material creation.
Examples
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Today, Islamism repeats the history of Arab nationalism in remarkable detail, whether with exaggerated promises of victory, intoxication with illusionary triumphs, or misapplication of resources.
Academic text (2007) -
Illusionary as it was, the ideology nevertheless held out the promise of a secure future as far as Afrikaners were concerned.
Academic text (2004) -
So this is leading some people to call this an illusionary tax cut right before the election that you have to give back later.
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Is it not illusionary to believe one can ever get at anything called the "real self"?
Academic text (1998) -
With each choice we make, we either become more involved in the illusionary physical world or we invest energy into the power of spirit.
Blog text (25) -
Maya is an illusionary energy that gives life to this material creation.
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He's not referring to the existing world control mechanisms and illusionary reality.
Blog text (34) -
Chinese literary classics and folk legends are an important source of inspiration for the creation of this illusionary yet appealing cultural China.
Academic text (2012) -
Already in 1794, the Scottish philosopher Dugald Stewart perceived the illusionary nature of universal history.
Academic text (1996) -
The magician's tricks created an illusionary world that fascinated the audience.
Synonyms
220
5.3
Trying to seem real to deceive people
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7.0
Seeming to be real but not really there
1
8.0
Giving a false idea that something is true
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8.2
Appearing real but not actually true
1
9.1
Giving a false idea that makes people believe something untrue
1
9.4
Appearing real when it is not
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8.4
That makes something look real or three-dimensional when it is not
A visual effect that makes a picture or object look real when it is not
Antonyms
How Illusory
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Illusionary comes from illusion, which itself comes from a Latin word ludere meaning 'to play' or 'to trick'. So an illusionary thing 'plays' with your eyes or mind, making it seem real when it is not.