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illusionistic

illusionistic adjective: tending to create an illusion.

Adjective

illusionistic (comparative more illusionistic, superlative most illusionistic)

  1. Tending to create an illusion.
    • Many have illusionistic carved stone frames, which make them seem like windows to the outdoors.2009 February 6, Ken Johnson, “Young Wizard of the Canvas Who Left the Masters Speechless”, in New York Times

Forms of illusionistic

comparativemore illusionistic
superlativemost illusionistic

Origin of illusionistic

From illusionist + -ic or illusion + -istic.

Words formed from illusionistic

Questions about illusionistic

What does illusionistic mean?
Illusionistic means tending to create an illusion.
What part of speech is illusionistic?
Illusionistic is an adjective.

Words near illusionistic in the dictionary

  1. illusionette
  2. illusionettes
  3. illusionism
  4. illusionisms
  5. illusionist
  6. illusionistic
  7. illusionistically
  8. illusionists
  9. illusionless
  10. illusionlessness
  11. illusionlike

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