Synonyms for illusory
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : ih-loo-suh-ree, -zuh- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈlu sə ri, -zə- |
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Définition of illusory
Origin :- 1590s, from French illusorie, from Late Latin illusorius "ironical, of a mocking character," from illus-, past participle stem of Latin illudere "mock at," literally "to play with," from assimilated form of in- "at, upon" (see in- (2)) + ludere "to play" (see ludicrous).
- adj deceptive
- It may be remote, it may be hidden by centuries of illusory nationality, but it must be there.
- Extract from : « Mountain Meditations » by L. Lind-af-Hageby
- The fog was making the kind of dimness that has a curious, illusory character.
- Extract from : « The Million-Dollar Suitcase » by Alice MacGowan
- The illusory connection of some insipid narrative is only delusive.
- Extract from : « The Aural System » by Anonymous
- The curative effect on bodily disabilities is thus often an illusory one.
- Extract from : « Psychotherapy » by Hugo Mnsterberg
- Its garments too glistened so much the brighter with an illusory magnificence.
- Extract from : « Short Stories of Various Types » by Various
- However natural this solution may appear, it is illusory and can lead to naught.
- Extract from : « Essay on the Creative Imagination » by Th. Ribot
- Such is the illusory character of this elevated and crystal atmosphere.
- Extract from : « The Scalp Hunters » by Mayne Reid
- The excuse we are trying to make for the mechanicians is illusory.
- Extract from : « The Mind and the Brain » by Alfred Binet
- That bubble has burst, leaving him only the reflection, how illusory it has been.
- Extract from : « The Death Shot » by Mayne Reid
- Civil laws are so framed as to make it impossible or illusory.
- Extract from : « Mauprat » by George Sand
Antonyms for illusory
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