trompe-l'oeil

A form of trompe l'oeil — A genre of painting that exploits human vision to create the illusion that the subject of the painting is real.

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Meanings

noun
  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of trompe l'oeil.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivecreating the illusion of seeing reality

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eye-deceivingunreal
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unreal

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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trompe-l'oeil. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trompe-l'oeil

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“trompe-l'oeil.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trompe-l'oeil. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trompe-l'oeil,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trompe-l'oeil.

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