phan·tas·ma·go·ri·a (f n-tz m -gôr  -, -g r-) also phan·tas·ma·go·ry (fn-tzm-gôr, -gr)n. pl. phan·tas·ma·go·ri·as also phan·tas·ma·go·ries 1. a. A fantastic sequence of haphazardly associative imagery, as seen in dreams or fever. b. A constantly changing scene composed of numerous elements. 2. Fantastic imagery as represented in art. [Alteration of obsolete French phantasmagorie, art of creating supernatural illusions : perhaps fantasme, illusion (from Old French; see phantasm) + allégorie, allegory, allegorical visual representation (from Old French, allegory, from Latin all goria; see allegory).]phan·tas ma·goric (-gôr k, -g r-) adj.phan·tas ma·gori·cal·ly adv. |
phantasmagoria [ˌfæntæzməˈgɔːrɪə], phantasmagory [fænˈtæzməgərɪ]
n
1. Psychol a shifting medley of real or imagined figures, as in a dream
2. (Performing Arts) Films a sequence of pictures made to vary in size rapidly while remaining in focus
3. Rare a shifting scene composed of different elements
[probably from French fantasmagorie production of phantasms, from phantasm + -agorie, perhaps from Greek ageirein to gather together]
phantasmagoric [ˌfæntæzməˈgɒrɪk], phantasmagorical adj
phantasmagorically adv
phantasmagoria
a type of magic-lantern show in which rapidly moving images blend, change size, etc.; hence, any series of images that move and change rapidly, as a dream. — phantasmagorial, phantasmagoric, adj.
See also: Dreamsa type of magic-lantern show in which rapidly moving images blend, change size, etc.; hence, any series of images that move and change rapidly, as a dream. — phantasmagorial, phantasmagoric, adj.
See also: Imagesa type of magiclantern show in which rapidly moving images blend, change size, etc.; hence, any series of images that move and change rapidly, as a dream. — phantasmagorial, phantasmagoric, adj.
See also: RepresentationPhantasmagoria a series of phantoms or imagined figures.
Examples: phantasmagoria of contending angels, 1875; of terrible bright colours, 1880; of feathers, spangles, etc., 1822; of figures of ghosts and phantoms; of more prodigal and wild imaginations, 1880; of the sky, 1853.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | phantasmagoria - a constantly changing medley of real or imagined images (as in a dream) internal representation, mental representation, representation - a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image |
Translations
phantasmagoria
n → Phantasmagorie f
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