phantasmagoric
English
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek φάντασμα (phántasma, “ghost”) + ἀγορεύω (agoreúō, “to speak publicly”).
Adjective
editphantasmagoric (comparative more phantasmagoric, superlative most phantasmagoric)
- Characterized by or pertaining to rapid changes in light intensity and colour.
- 2000, Postmodern Studies, volume 28, page 127:
- As early as 1965, however, Tom Wolfe sensed the importance of "electrographic architecture," the phantasmagoric billboards along 79.
- Characterized by or pertaining to a dreamlike blurring of real and imaginary elements.
Synonyms
editTranslations
editcharacterized by or pertaining to a dreamlike blurring of real and imaginary elements
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