phantasmagorianadj.
/ˌfantazməˈɡɔːrɪən/, /fanˌtazməˈɡɔːrɪən/, U.S. /fænˌtæzməˈɡɔriən/ Phantasmagoric.
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the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > fancy or fantastic notion > deceptive fancy or illusion > [adjective] > phantasmagoria
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1827 Examiner 212/2 The Will-o'-the-wisp is painted..with shadowy and phantasmagorian power.
1852 G. Daniel Democritus in London i. 8 Tho' folly, flaunting up and down This phantasmagorian town, Her antiquated coat has cast, I, in the present, see the past.
1870 Contemp. Rev. 14 180 It will ever elude his grasp like..the phantasmagorian images on the canvas.
1927 Lancaster (Ohio) Daily Eagle 16 Dec. 4/1 It [sc. love] is a sweet phantasmagorian dream That comes upon you while awake.
1995 Financial Post (Canada) (Nexis) 29 Apr. i. 22 They've had to watch helpless..as the whole phantasmagorian structure of government which they helped create began falling apart before them.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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