Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

illusionism

/ɪˈl(j)uːʒənɪz(ə)m/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.52 in modern English

Syllables
il-lu-sion-ism
IPA
/ɪˈl(j)uːʒənɪz(ə)m/
13
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The performance of magic tricks.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The theory of dealing with illusions.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The doctrine that the material world is an illusion.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The use of illusionary effects in sculpture and art.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English illusion Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English illusionism From illusion + -ism.

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Questions

How do you pronounce illusionism?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈl(j)uːʒənɪz(ə)m/.
What does illusionism mean?
The performance of magic tricks.
Where does illusionism come from?
Etymology tree English illusion Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English illusionism From illusion + -ism.

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