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Meaning of "illusory" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ILLUSORY

illusory  [ɪˈluːsərɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ILLUSORY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Illusory is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES ILLUSORY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of illusory in the English dictionary

The definition of illusory in the dictionary is producing, produced by, or based on illusion; deceptive or unreal.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ILLUSORY


accessory
əkˈsɛsərɪ
anniversary
ˌænɪˈvɜːsərɪ
aspersory
əˈspɜːsərɪ
bursary
ˈbɜːsərɪ
conclusory
kənˈkluːsərɪ
cursory
ˈkɜːsərɪ
delusory
dɪˈluːsərɪ
discursory
dɪsˈkɜːsərɪ
elusory
ɪˈluːsərɪ
exclusory
ɪkˈskluːsərɪ
goosery
ˈɡuːsərɪ
grocery
ˈɡrəʊsərɪ
mercery
ˈmɜːsərɪ
necessary
ˈnɛsɪsərɪ
patisserie
pəˈtiːsərɪ
percursory
pəˈkɜːsərɪ
precursory
prɪˈkɜːsərɪ
prelusory
prɪˈljuːsərɪ
reclusory
rɪˈkluːsərɪ
sorcery
ˈsɔːsərɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ILLUSORY

illusionary
illusioned
illusionism
illusionist
illusionistic
illusive
illusively
illusiveness
illusorily
illusoriness
illust.
illustratable
illustrate
illustrated
illustration
illustrational
illustrative
illustratively
illustrator
illustrious

WORDS THAT END LIKE ILLUSORY

advisory
compulsory
derisory
extrasensory
extrusory
infusory
intercessory
multisensory
neurosensory
nonsupervisory
possessory
prolusory
promissory
provisory
responsory
sensory
somatosensory
suasory
supervisory
suspensory

Synonyms and antonyms of illusory in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ILLUSORY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «illusory» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of illusory

Translation of «illusory» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ILLUSORY

Find out the translation of illusory to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of illusory from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «illusory» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

虚幻
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ilusoria
570 millions of speakers

English

illusory
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भ्रामक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

وهمية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

иллюзорным
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ilusório
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মায়াময়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

illusoire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ilusi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

illusorisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

架空の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

환상
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Illusory
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không thực hiện
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மறைபொருளான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फसवा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hayali
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

illusorio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

iluzoryczny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ілюзорним
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

iluzoriu
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απατηλό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

illusie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

illusorisk
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

illusorisk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of illusory

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ILLUSORY»

The term «illusory» is regularly used and occupies the 59.200 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ILLUSORY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about illusory

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8 QUOTES WITH «ILLUSORY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word illusory.
1
Annie Besant
In a deep metaphysical sense, all that is conditioned is illusory. All phenomena are literally 'appearances,' the outer masks in which the One Reality shows itself forth in our changing universe. The more 'material' and solid the appearance, the further is it from reality, and therefore the more illusory it is.
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Rene Descartes
Illusory joy is often worth more than genuine sorrow.
3
Shakuntala Devi
I have written a book called 'In the Wonderland of Numbers.' It's about a young girl, Neha, who is very poor in mathematics, but in a series of illusory experiences, she becomes a great mathematician.
4
Terry Eagleton
Deconstruction insists not that truth is illusory but that it is institutional.
5
Andreas Gursky
My preference for clear structures is the result of my desire - perhaps illusory - to keep track of things and maintain my grip on the world.
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Bill Keller
There is something decidedly faux about the camaraderie of Facebook, something illusory about the connectedness of Twitter.
7
Stephen LaBerge
Although the events we appear to perceive in dreams are illusory, our feelings in response to dream content are real. Indeed, most of the events we experience in dreams are real; when we experience feelings, say, anxiety or ecstasy, in dreams, we really do feel anxious or ecstatic at the time.
8
Loretta Lynch
Jimmy Meng sought to be a power broker in the halls of justice. But the influence he sought to peddle was corrupt, and his power was illusory.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ILLUSORY»

Discover the use of illusory in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to illusory and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Population Control: Real Costs, Illusory Benefits
The population controllers have not only studiously ignored mounting evidence of their multiple failures; they have avoided the biggest story of them all. Fertility rates are in free fall around the globe.
Steven Mosher, 2011
2
The Illusory Boundary: Environment and Technology in History
This compelling new book challenges the view that a clear and unwavering boundary exists between nature and technology.
Martin Reuss, Stephen H. Cutcliffe, 2010
3
The Perception of illusory contours
The volume begins with an introduction to the research on and theories behind illusory contours and their applications to other areas of perception, cognitive science and art.
Susan Jane Petry, Glenn E. Meyer, 1987
4
Illusory Consensus: Bolingbroke and the Polemical Response ...
Alexander Pettit analyzes the formation of and the reaction against the notion of a unified opposition to England's de facto prime minister Sir Robert Walpole (1676-1745), the "great man" of Scriblerian satire who was reviled throughout the ...
Alexander Pettit, 1997
5
Minorca, the Illusory Prize: A History of the British ...
This book examines the history of this Mediterranean island during the eighteenth century.
Desmond Gregory, 1990
6
Illusory Competitiveness: The Apparel Assembly Model of the ...
The weakness of this model is that it produces an illusory competitiveness based on artificial advantages, not an authentic competitiveness that improves the productive base of the economy by means such as the transfer of modern ...
Michael Mortimore, 2003
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The Illusory Truth
As the sequel to 'Between Truth and Illusion' (1977), this volume of aphoristic essays and essayistic aphorisms and/or maxims carries on the dualistic theories from where BTAI left off, but does so with greater intellectual freedom and ...
John O'Loughlin, 2010
8
Rethinking Development in East Asia: From Illusory Miracle ...
Masina reassesses the last thirty years of economic development in East Asia in light of recent dramatic events, challenging scholars and policy makers to critically review development strategies.
Pietro Masina, 2012
9
Clinical and Theoretical Aspects of Perversion: The Illusory ...
The chapters of the book are accompanied by discussions with relevant well-known figures of psychoanalysis such as P. Fonagy, C. Featherson, and R. Krause.
Juan Pablo Jiménez, Rodolfo Moguillansky, 2011
10
Manipulating Illusory Control and Reinforcer Magnitude to ...
The present study examined the effect of illusory choice-making on the preference between small, immediate reinforcers and large, delayed reinforcers in adolescents with brain injuries.
Sarah M. Dunkel, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ILLUSORY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term illusory is used in the context of the following news items.
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Another tack: Like a hunk of clay - Opinion - Jerusalem Post
She was in charge of and remains liable for the first phase of the illusory nuclear negotiations with the ayatollahs. That makes her likely too ... «Jerusalem Post Israel News, Jul 15»
2
How to Cope With an Existential Crisis - io9
“Rationally we know some of this apparent life 'choice' is illusory, or not meaningful,” says King. “Nevertheless, younger generations are ... «io9, Jul 15»
3
Eight reasons to oppose Chaffetz's giveaway to big box stores | TheHill
The Chaffetz bill gives only illusory protection from state audit risks: Any business with over $5 million in annual sales gets no audit protection ... «The Hill, Jul 15»
4
The BBC's deal with the Tories: and the Tories' deal with the BBC …
Even the benefits of licence fee “modernisation” – extending it to cover watching public service channels on catch-up – may be illusory. «Open Democracy, Jul 15»
5
Incredibly Guilty -- Washington Wants the Loot Back | Bartlett Naylor
... cashed bonuses from a housing finance business that proved to be an illusory bubble. The massive "restatement" caused America to revalue ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
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POLL: Majority of Small Business Owners Say Employers Should be …
These poll findings indicate that support for corporate religious freedom furthers a false and illusory view of small business owners' beliefs at ... «Center For American Progress, Jul 15»
7
Is Obama Channeling Nixon? - Fair Observer
The dream of “regime change” and the dream of a “perfect agreement” are really the same dreams, and they are both illusory. American ... «Fair Observer, Jul 15»
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Industry report warns of 'serious defects' in nuclear reactors of …
And the kind of reduced costs that were being talked about at that time have been proved entirely illusory." India's nuclear programme «Scroll.in, Jul 15»
9
Live in Truth - Las Vegas Informer
Einstein would see this double standard, almost 70 years beyond his pronunciation of naked truth, as deeply illusory—a kind of planetary ... «Las Vegas Informer, Jul 15»
10
All is Illusory
All Is Illusory successfully blends the experimental approach of later records with the pop sensibilities of the band's early efforts for a juggernaut ... «Chico News & Review, Jul 15»

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