Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Produced by, based on, or having the nature of an illusion; deceptive.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Causing illusion; deceiving or tending to deceive by false appearances; fallacious.
- Synonyms Deceptive, delusive. See
delusion . - noun An illusion; a cheat.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Deceiving, or tending of deceive; fallacious; illusive.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Resulting from an
illusion ;deceptive ,imaginary ,unreal
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective based on or having the nature of an illusion
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Examples
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Instead of entering into an intermediate state, the yogi rises from the death state in what we call an illusory body, in place of the intermediate state.
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Instead of entering into an intermediate state, the yogi rises from the death state in what we call an illusory body, in place of the intermediate state.
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Instead of entering into an intermediate state, the yogi rises from the death state in what we call an illusory body, in place of the intermediate state.
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Another word in Professor Daly's lexicon is "foreground," which she defines as the illusory reality established over the centuries within a male-dominated, hierarchical culture bent on destroying women, animals and the earth.
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As I recall, we could hear him smacking his lips in illusory ecstasy, even from the back seat.
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And the SEC says Dell consistently misrepresented how it has generated consistent growth numbers resulting in illusory stock values that made possible Michael Dell's astronomical stock option gains.
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Trevelyan masterfully depicts Marlborough's campaigns, but in illusory power it is doubtful that Churchill's historic battle scenes can be surpassed.
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"At the end of the day, there is a short-term illusory benefit from having fewer shares in issue."
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If we give up some short-term illusory growth as a side effect of curtailing their activities, this is a small price to pay.
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If we give up some short-term illusory growth as a side effect of curtailing their activities, this is a small price to pay.
singlepayernow commented on the word illusory
all the world is a stage and the people within it, nothing but actors
-hamlet
November 30, 2007
reesetee commented on the word illusory
They might also be merely players. ;-)
November 30, 2007