illusory

English

Etymology

From Middle French illusorie (modern French illusoire), from Latin illusorius (“mocking”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɪˈluːs(ə)ɹi/, /ɪˈluːz(ə)ɹi/
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Adjective

illusory (comparative more illusory, superlative most illusory)

Resulting from an illusion; deceptive, imaginary, unreal.

Related terms

Translations

illusory

Bulgarian: илюзорен (bg) (iljuzoren), нереален (bg) (nerealen)
Chinese:
Cantonese: 虛幻／虚幻 (heoi¹ waan⁶)

Hokkien: 虛幻／虚幻 (hi-huàn)

Mandarin: 虛幻／虚幻 (zh) (xūhuàn)
Czech: iluzorní
Finnish: mielikuvituksellinen (fi), harhainen (fi)
French: illusoire (fr)
Galician: ilusorio m
Georgian: ილუზორული (iluzoruli)
German: illusorisch (de), illusionär (de), wirklichkeitsfremd (de)
Greek: απατηλός (el) (apatilós)
Hebrew: תַּעְתְּעָנִי
Italian: illusorio (it)
Latin: illusorius
Maltese: illużorju
Norwegian:
Bokmål: illusorisk

Nynorsk: illusorisk
Polish: iluzoryczny (pl) m
Portuguese: ilusório (pt)
Romanian: iluzoriu (ro)
Russian: иллюзо́рный (ru) (illjuzórnyj)
Serbo-Croatian: ȉluzōran m
Spanish: ilusorio (es)
Swedish: illusorisk (sv), skenbar (sv)
Yiddish: אילוזאָריש (iluzorish)

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