Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

illusionist

/ˌɪlˈuʒənəst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.44 in modern English

Syllables: il-lu-sion-ist
IPA: /ˌɪlˈuʒənəst/

11

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who works with illusion or sleight of hand.

noun

One who deceives by magical or mystical means.

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-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English illusionist From illusion + -ist.

Inflected Forms

illusionists (plural)

Derived Forms

illusionistic

Synonyms

magician prestidigitator conjurer conjuror visionary seer

Questions

How do you pronounce illusionist?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪlˈuʒənəst/.
What does illusionist mean?: One who works with illusion or sleight of hand.
Where does illusionist 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-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English illusionist From illusion + -ist.

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