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illusionary

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: IH2 L UW1 ZH AH0 N EH2 R IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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adj

Meaning 1

Illusory; pertaining to an illusion, or of the nature of an illusion.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

marked by or producing illusion

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • illusionary stage effects

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: illusional

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English illusion Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English illusionary From illusion + -ary.