illusory
Resulting from an illusionResulting from an illusion; deceptive, imaginary, unreal.
» The difference between being and non-being is illusory.
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1 sensesResulting from an illusion; deceptive, imaginary, unreal.
illusorisch, illusionär, wirklichkeitsfremd
иллюзо́рныйilljuzórnyj
- based on or having the nature of an illusion
Examples
5 sentencesThe difference between being and non-being is illusory.
My religion is work and science, everything else is illusory.
From the stuff of dreams, the mind makes egos, fragile and illusory constructions.
Glory is illusory.
ruСлава иллюзорна. — marafon
Someday, everything will just end for you. The curtains will go down. The illusory show will finish.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Middle French illusorie (modern French illusoire), derived from Latin illūsōBorrowed from Middle French illusorie (modern French illusoire), derived from Latin illūsōrius (“mocking, ironical”).
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Forms
more illusory, most illusory| Comparative | more illusory Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most illusory Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonyms- based on or having the nature of an illusion:illusive
Word family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.