Illusionary

adj

adj ·5 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Illusory; pertaining to an illusion, or of the nature of an illusion.

    "It is all illusionary today — the fantasy of cowboyism, the western Yippee Syndrome of spurs that jingle, jangle, jingle, of hats as large as Bangalore parasols, of boots smeared with the residue of cowlots […]"

Adjective
  1. 1
    marked by or producing illusion wordnet

Synonyms

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airyall in the mindapparentautisticbewitchingcharming

Example

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"What if we all are brains in vats and every sensory perception is illusionary?"

Etymology

From illusion + -ary.

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