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miragelike

miragelike adjective: resembling or characteristic of a mirage.

Adjective

miragelike (comparative more miragelike, superlative most miragelike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a mirage.
    • Sometimes Mr. Eliasson’s falls are almost miragelike, especially after dark, when unobtrusive lighting makes them shimmer white against the muffled cityscape.2008 June 27, Roberta Smith, “Cascades, Sing the City Energetic”, in New York Times

Forms of miragelike

comparativemore miragelike
superlativemost miragelike

Origin of miragelike

From mirage + -like.

Questions about miragelike

What does miragelike mean?
Miragelike means resembling or characteristic of a mirage.
What part of speech is miragelike?
Miragelike is an adjective.

Words near miragelike in the dictionary

  1. miradores
  2. miradors
  3. mirage
  4. miraged
  5. mirageless
  6. miragelike
  7. mirages
  8. miraging
  9. Miraglia
  10. Miraglias
  11. miragy

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