phantasmagoria
UK/ˌfæntæzməˈɡɒɹi.ə//ˌfæntæzməˈɡɔːɹi.ə/
phantasmagoria noun: a popular 18th- and 19th-century form of theater entertainment whereby ghostly apparitions are formed.
Noun
phantasmagoria (plural phantasmagorias)
- A popular 18th- and 19th-century form of theater entertainment whereby ghostly apparitions are formed.
- Synonyms:
- magic lantern
- A series of events involving rapid changes in light intensity and color.
- A dreamlike state where real and imagined elements are blurred together.
- this mental phantasmagoria1815 February 24, [Walter Scott], Guy Mannering; or, The Astrologer. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh: […] James Ballantyne and Co. for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown...
- It is impossible to convey, in words, any idea of the hideous phantasmagoria of shifting limbs and faces which moved through the evil-smelling twilight of this terrible prison-house. Callot might have drawn it, Dante might have suggested it, but a minute attempt to describe its horrors would but...1874, Marcus Clarke, For the Term of His Natural Life Chapter V
phantasmagoria meaning in Tamil and Urdu
phantasmagoria in Tamil
- பிரதிபிம்பங்கள், பிரதிபலிப்புகள், நிழலோட்டம், மனக் காட்சிகள்
phantasmagoria in Urdu
- فانوس خیال
Synonyms of phantasmagoria
Forms of phantasmagoria
| plural | phantasmagorias |
|---|---|
| alternative form | phantasmagory |
| alternative form | fantasmagoria |
Origin of phantasmagoria
Borrowed from French phantasmagorie, from Ancient Greek φάντασμα (phántasma, “ghost”) + possibly either ἀγορά (agorá, “assembly, gathering”) + the suffix -ia or ἀγορεύω (agoreúō, “to speak publicly”).
Words formed from phantasmagoria
Words that rhyme with phantasmagoria
Questions about phantasmagoria
- What does phantasmagoria mean?
- Phantasmagoria means a popular 18th- and 19th-century form of theater entertainment whereby ghostly apparitions are formed.
- What is phantasmagoria in Tamil?
- Phantasmagoria in Tamil is பிரதிபிம்பங்கள், பிரதிபலிப்புகள், நிழலோட்டம். See Phantasmagoria meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is phantasmagoria?
- Phantasmagoria is a noun.
- How do you pronounce phantasmagoria?
- Phantasmagoria is pronounced /ˌfæntæzməˈɡɒɹi.ə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of phantasmagoria?
- The plural of phantasmagoria is phantasmagorias.
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