phantasmagoric

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φάντασμα (phántasma, “ghost”) + ἀγορεύω (agoreúō, “to speak publicly”).

Adjective

phantasmagoric (comparative more phantasmagoric, superlative most phantasmagoric)

1. Characterized by or pertaining to rapid changes in light intensity and colour.
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2. Characterized by or pertaining to a dreamlike blurring of real and imaginary elements.

Synonyms

• phantasmagorial
• phantasmagorian
• phantasmagorical

Translations

characterized by or pertaining to a dreamlike blurring of real and imaginary elements

• Belarusian: фантасмагары́чны (fantasmaharýčny)
• French: fantasmagorique (fr)
• Italian: fantasmagorico
• Polish: fantasmagoryczny
• Russian: фантасмагори́ческий (ru) (fantasmagoríčeskij)
• Ukrainian: фантасмагори́чний (fantasmahorýčnyj)

See also

• phantasmagoria