barmecidaladj.

/bɑːmɪˈsʌɪdəl/

Etymology: < Barmecide n. + -al suffix¹.

Like the Barmecide's feast; imaginarily satisfying or sumptuous; unreal, illusory.

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

1844 T. Hood Turtles in Whimsicalities II. 260 Having thro' one delighted sense, at least, Enjoy'd a sort of Barmecidal feast.

1845 J. B. Mozley Blanco White in Ess. (1878) II. 115 To reason simply on the superficies is a Barmecidal proceeding.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online March 2018).

单词	barmecidal
释义	barmecidaladj. /bɑːmɪˈsʌɪdəl/ Etymology: < Barmecide n. + -al suffix¹. Like the Barmecide's feast; imaginarily satisfying or sumptuous; unreal, illusory. 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 1844 T. Hood Turtles in Whimsicalities II. 260 Having thro' one delighted sense, at least, Enjoy'd a sort of Barmecidal feast. 1845 J. B. Mozley Blanco White in Ess. (1878) II. 115 To reason simply on the superficies is a Barmecidal proceeding. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < adj.1844
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