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EYE-DECEIVING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does eye-deceiving mean?
• EYE-DECEIVING (adjective)
The adjective EYE-DECEIVING has 1 sense:
1. creating the illusion of seeing reality
Familiarity information: EYE-DECEIVING used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Creating the illusion of seeing reality
Synonyms:
eye-deceiving; trompe-l'oeil
Context example:
the visual deception of trompe-l'oeil art
Similar:
unreal (lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria)
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