phantasmagoric
adjEtymology From phantasmagoria + -ic.
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
- Derived terms
- phantasmagorically