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Traditional English :: illusory
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illusorily.html - adj. 1 deceptive (esp. as regards value or content). 2 having the character of an illusion. illusorily adv. illusoriness n. [eccl.L illusorius (as ILLUSION)] |
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Traditional English :: illusion
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illusorily.html - n. 1 deception, delusion. 2 a misapprehension of the true state of affairs. 3 a the faulty perception of an external object. b an instance of this. 4 a figment of the imagination. 5 = optical illusion. be under the illusion (foll. by that + clause) believe mistakenly. illusional adj. [ME f. F f. L illusio -onis f. illudere mock (as IN-(2), ludere lus- play)] |
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Traditional English :: illusionist
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illusorily.html - n. a person who produces illusions; a conjuror. illusionism n. illusionistic adj. |
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Traditional English :: illusive
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illusorily.html - adj.
= ILLUSORY. [med.L illusivus (as ILLUSION)] |
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Traditional English :: illusory
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illusorily.html - adj. 1 deceptive (esp. as regards value or content). 2 having the character of an illusion. illusorily adv. illusoriness n. [eccl.L illusorius (as ILLUSION)] |
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Traditional English :: illustrate
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illusorily.html - v.tr. 1 a provide (a book, newspaper, etc.) with pictures. b elucidate (a description etc.) by drawings or pictures. 2 serve as an example of. 3 explain or make clear, esp. by examples. [L illustrare (as IN-(2), lustrare light up)] |
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