illusionaladj.
/ɪˈl(j)uːʒənəl/ Pertaining to, characterized by, or subject to illusions.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > fancy or fantastic notion > deceptive fancy or illusion > [adjective]
phantom?c1450
fairy1549
illusory1599
scenical1610
illusive1679
amusive1727
barmecidal1844
illusionary1886
illusional1900
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > deception by illusion, delusion > [adjective] > affected by delusion, deluded
ygiled1340
beguileda1533
deceived1569
enchanteda1617
deludeda1628
prestigiated1647
illusional1900
illusioned1920
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > deception by illusion, delusion > [adjective]
lyinga1225
deceptoryc1430
mockinga1529
sleight1533
prestigious?1534
illudinga1547
fallible1552
delusory1588
prestigiatory1588
illusory1599
delusive1607
deceptiousa1616
deludinga1616
flatteringa1616
delusorious1625
fallacious1626
ludificatorya1677
illusive1679
will-o'-the-wisp1682
prestigiating1716
shama1721
false1768
deceptitious1827
deceptional1830
phantasm1834
will-o'-the-wispish1842
will-o'-the-wispy1857
illusionistic1911
illusional1942
society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > painting > qualities or styles of painting > [adjective] > other qualities or styles
plangent1666
dry1695
sticky1753
flat1755
spotty1798
touchy1809
definitive1815
edgy1825
painty1827
scratchy1827
unideal1838
tinglish1855
generalist1858
tinny1877
Christmas-cardy1883
tinty1883
surfacy1887
chocolate box1892
chocolate-boxy1894
Christmas card1895
juicy1897
candy box1898
pastose1901
busy1909
pompier1914
posterish1914
painterly1932
X-ray1940
illusional1942
all-over1948
figurative1960
hard-edge1961
1900 W. A. N. Dorland Amer. Illustr. Med. Dict. 317/1.
1923 Daily Mail 1 Mar. 4 On reception into prison he was suspicious, illusional, and confused.
1942 Art Digest 15 Jan. 30 She also goes in for illusional effects, such as an interwoven lost-and-found sensation in Malaga Cathedral and the vaporous beach scene Le Bar.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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adj.1900