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phantasmagoric
phan·tas·ma·go·ri·a P0233700 (făn-tăz′mə-gôr′ē-ə) also phan·tas·ma·go·ry (făn-tăz′mə-gôr′ē)n. pl. phan·tas·ma·go·ri·as also phan·tas·ma·go·ries 1. a. A fantastic sequence of haphazardly associative imagery, as seen in dreams or fever.b. A constantly changing scene composed of numerous elements.2. Fantastic imagery as represented in art. [Alteration of obsolete French phantasmagorie, art of creating supernatural illusions : perhaps fantasme, illusion (from Old French; see phantasm) + allégorie, allegory, allegorical visual representation (from Old French, allegory, from Latin allēgoria; see allegory).] phan·tas′ma·gor′ic (-gôr′ĭk, -gŏr′-) adj.phan·tas′ma·gor′i·cal·ly adv.ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | phantasmagoric - characterized by fantastic imagery and incongruous juxtapositions; "a great concourse of phantasmagoric shadows"--J.C.Powys; "the incongruous imagery in surreal art and literature"phantasmagorical, surreal, surrealisticunrealistic - not realistic; "unrealistic expectations"; "prices at unrealistic high levels" |
phantasmagoricadjectiveOf, relating to, or in the nature of an illusion; lacking reality:chimeric, chimerical, delusive, delusory, dreamlike, hallucinatory, illusive, illusory, phantasmal, phantasmic, visionary.Translations EncyclopediaSeephantasmagoriaphantasmagoric Related to phantasmagoric: conferredSynonyms for phantasmagoricadj of, relating to, or in the nature of an illusion; lacking realitySynonyms- chimeric
- chimerical
- delusive
- delusory
- dreamlike
- hallucinatory
- illusive
- illusory
- phantasmal
- phantasmic
- visionary
Synonyms for phantasmagoricadj characterized by fantastic imagery and incongruous juxtapositionsSynonyms- phantasmagorical
- surreal
- surrealistic
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