"illusory" meaning in English

See illusory in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɪˈluːs(ə)ɹi/, /ɪˈluːz(ə)ɹi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-illusory.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-illusory2.wav Forms: more illusory [comparative], most illusory [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle French illusorie (modern French illusoire), from Latin illusorius (“mocking”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|illusorie}} Middle French illusorie, {{der|en|la|illusorius||mocking}} Latin illusorius (“mocking”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} illusory (comparative more illusory, superlative most illusory)
  1. Resulting from an illusion; deceptive, imaginary, unreal. Related terms: illusion, illusionary, illusive Translations (illusory): илюзорен (iljuzoren) (Bulgarian), нереален (nerealen) (Bulgarian), 虛幻 [Hokkien] (Chinese), 虚幻 (hi-huàn) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 虛幻 (Chinese Cantonese), 虚幻 (heoi¹ waan⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), 虛幻 (Chinese Mandarin), 虚幻 (xūhuàn) (Chinese Mandarin), iluzorní (Czech), mielikuvituksellinen (Finnish), harhainen (Finnish), illusoire (French), ilusorio [masculine] (Galician), ილუზორული (iluzoruli) (Georgian), illusorisch (German), illusionär (German), wirklichkeitsfremd (German), απατηλός (apatilós) (Greek), תַּעְתְּעָנִי (Hebrew), illusorio (Italian), illusorius (Latin), illużorju (Maltese), illusorisk (Norwegian Bokmål), illusorisk (Norwegian Nynorsk), iluzoryczny [masculine] (Polish), ilusório (Portuguese), iluzoriu (Romanian), иллюзо́рный (illjuzórnyj) (Russian), ȉluzōran [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), ilusorio (Spanish), illusorisk (Swedish), skenbar (Swedish), אילוזאָריש (iluzorish) (Yiddish)
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      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "illusory",
      "word": "illusorisk"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "illusory",
      "word": "illusorisk"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "illusory",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "iluzoryczny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "illusory",
      "word": "ilusório"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "illusory",
      "word": "iluzoriu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "illjuzórnyj",
      "sense": "illusory",
      "word": "иллюзо́рный"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "illusory",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ȉluzōran"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "illusory",
      "word": "ilusorio"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "illusory",
      "word": "illusorisk"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "illusory",
      "word": "skenbar"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "iluzorish",
      "sense": "illusory",
      "word": "אילוזאָריש"
    }
  ],
  "word": "illusory"
}

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