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
He saw well the illusoriness and unfruitfulness of such a universe as Spinoza dreamed.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 08, June 1858 by Various
That which is brought home to him is the illusoriness and hollowness of things when taken in the spirit of active endeavor.
From The Approach to Philosophy by Ralph Barton Perry
For the fundamental presupposition which a man makes, is necessarily his criterion of knowledge, and it determines the truth or illusoriness of all other opinions whatsoever.
From Browning as a Philosophical and Religious Teacher by Sir Henry Jones
