Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

illusionary

/ˌɪlˈuʒənˌɛɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.00 in modern English

Syllables: il-lu-sion-ary
IPA: /ˌɪlˈuʒənˌɛɹi/

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Illusory; pertaining to an illusion, or of the nature of an illusion.

Example Sentences

"It is all illusionary today — the fantasy of cowboyism, the western Yippee Syndrome of spurs that jingle, jangle, jingle, of hats as large as Bangalore parasols, of boots smeared with the residue of cowlots […]"

Etymology

Etymology tree English illusion Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English illusionary From illusion + -ary.

Inflected Forms

more illusionary (comparative) most illusionary (superlative)

Synonyms

illusional

Rhymes With

exclusionary

Questions

How do you pronounce illusionary?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪlˈuʒənˌɛɹi/.
What does illusionary mean?: Illusory; pertaining to an illusion, or of the nature of an illusion.
Where does illusionary come from?: Etymology tree English illusion Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English illusionary From illusion + -ary.

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