Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pinocchio illusion

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.89 in modern English

Syllables: pinoc-chio il-lu-sion
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The illusion of proprioception that one's nose is growing longer.

Etymology

In reference to the literary character Pinocchio, whose nose grew when he told a lie.

Inflected Forms

Pinocchio illusions (plural)

Questions

What does pinocchio illusion mean?: The illusion of proprioception that one's nose is growing longer.
Where does pinocchio illusion come from?: In reference to the literary character Pinocchio, whose nose grew when he told a lie.

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