Phantasmagoric

adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Characterized by or pertaining to rapid changes in light intensity and colour.

    "As early as 1965, however, Tom Wolfe sensed the importance of "electrographic architecture," the phantasmagoric billboards along 79."

  2. 2
    Characterized by or pertaining to a dreamlike blurring of real and imaginary elements.
Adjective
  1. 1
    characterized by fantastic imagery and incongruous juxtapositions wordnet

Synonyms

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phantasmagoricalairyall in the mindapparentapparitionalautistic

Example

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"As early as 1965, however, Tom Wolfe sensed the importance of "electrographic architecture," the phantasmagoric billboards along 79."

Etymology

From phantasmagoria + -ic.

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