illusory
adjective
causing illusion; deceptive; misleading.
illusoriness
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a word derived from
illusory.
Example Sentences
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“Fluidity, mobility, illusoriness — these are precisely the qualities that make us civilized,” Ms. Tokarczuk writes.
From New York Times ● Dec. 13, 2018
The failure of the marriage becomes a metaphor for the illusoriness of the American dream.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 20, 2013
A mere illusion; pleasant while it lasted, painful when its illusoriness became evident.
From The Ruby Sword A Romance of Baluchistan by Bertram Mitford
There is a deep truth in what the school of Schopenhauer insists on,—the illusoriness of the notion of moral progress.
From The Will to Believe : and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy by William James
If it is claimed that this meaning is illusory, I eagerly desire to know on what solid ground its illusoriness can be established.
From International Congress of Arts and Science, Volume I Philosophy and Metaphysics by Various
