an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers

the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas

something many people believe that is false; " they have the illusion that I am very wealthy"

an erroneous mental representation

An unreal image presented to the bodily or mental vision; a deceptive appearance; a false show; mockery; hallucination.

Hence: Anything agreeably fascinating and charning; enchantment; witchery; glamour.

A sensation originated by some external object, but so modified as in any way to lead to an erroneous perception; as when the rolling of a wagon is mistaken for thunder.

A plain, delicate lace, usually of silk, used for veils, scarfs, dresses, etc.

Deceptive appearance; false show; hallucination; tulle; delicate lace for veils.

A false perception, the mistaking of something for what it is not. When this illusion is fixed and cannot be removed by evidence to the contrary it becomes a delusion.

Deceived by appearances; incorrect perception.

Deceptive appearance; false show; error.

Any misleading appearance; a false show.

Deceptive appearance; false show; deception. See Illude.

His illusion has lasted because so many of us have been pledged till this moment to turn our faces the other way. – Embarrassments by Henry James

She hasn't lost a single illusion. – Flowing Gold by Rex Beach

Yet I know it is all a dangerous dream,- a trick of our brains, an illusion of our tastes. – The Quest of the Golden Girl by Richard le Gallienne

He wanted me to speak, or groan; but I maintained a stricken silence, to which I gave some illusion of dignity. – It Happened in Egypt by C. N. Williamson A. M. Williamson

The illusion had now passed from Christine's mind, and with it her alarm. – Barriers Burned Away by E. P. Roe

" Can it be an illusion? – The White Gauntlet by Mayne Reid

2. I was afraid it might be an illusion; but as I did not think so, I knew not what to do, because I was very much ashamed to go to my confessor about it. – The Life of St. Teresa of Jesus by Teresa of Avila

In reply we contend that illusion implies reality; that if there was no reality illusion would be impossible. – Life and Work in Benares and Kumaon, 1839-1877 by James Kennedy

My boy had been taught that this world was only an illusion, a shadow thrown from the real world beyond; and no doubt his father and mother believed what they taught him; but he had always seen them anxious to keep the illusion, and in his turn he clung to the vain shadow with all the force of his being. – A Boy's Town by W. D. Howells

Do not ask too much from life; ask for no complete happiness: it is an illusion. – Countess Erika's Apprenticeship by Ossip Schubin

It was an illusion. – The Damnation of Theron Ware by Harold Frederic

This was no illusion. – The Metal Monster by A. Merritt

I do not wish you to labour under any illusion. – The Adventures of Jimmie Dale by Frank L. Packard

They have no sort of illusion, the watching carbineers, about what these men, so wet, have been doing at an hour so black. – Ramuntcho by Pierre Loti

That is but an illusion of your senses, unable to penetrate the screen surrounding me. – The Flying Legion by George Allan England

I never destroy a pretty illusion if I can help it. – The Knave of Diamonds by Ethel May Dell

His dining- room was built and furnished like the cabin of a yacht and the illusion was so complete that sensitive guests said they felt the rolling of the sea. – My Memories of Eighty Years by Chauncey M. Depew

At first the Vidame tried to look on all these preparations as a young woman's jest; but now and again the attempted illusion faded, the spell of his fair cousin's charm was broken. – The Thirteen by Honore de Balzac

With a faint smile at the illusion to which he had for a moment yielded, he continued his walk. – Berenice by E. Phillips Oppenheim

For about a fortnight after her marriage she had imagined herself in love with Melrose; then when the personal illusion was gone, the illusion of position and wealth persisted. – The Mating of Lydia by Mrs. Humphry Ward