mirage C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary US /məˈrɑʒ/ UK /ˈmɪrɑːʒ/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun an optical illusion of water or objects, especially in deserts; a delusion The shimmering lake ahead turned out to be a mirage. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · an optical illusion of... illusiondelusionhallucinationphantasmfantasyapparitionchimera ↔ Opposites reality Word family Related forms mirroradmiremiracle Etymology AI details From French mirage, from se mirer ('to be reflected, to look at oneself'), from Latin mirari ('to wonder at, look at'). mirage French mirari Latin *smei- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # mirage **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /məˈrɑʒ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈmɪrɑːʒ/ ## Meanings 1. an optical illusion of water or objects, especially in deserts; a delusion ## Examples - The shimmering lake ahead turned out to be a mirage. ## Synonyms - illusion - delusion - hallucination - phantasm - fantasy - apparition - chimera ## Antonyms - reality ## Related Forms - mirror - admire - miracle ## Roots and Affixes - Root: mirage - Root: mirari - Root: *smei- ## Etymology From French mirage, from se mirer ('to be reflected, to look at oneself'), from Latin mirari ('to wonder at, look at'). ## AI Etymology Mirage comes from French mirage, from se mirer ('to be reflected, to look at oneself'), from Latin mirari ('to wonder at, look at'). The etymological trail includes French mirage, Latin mirari, Proto-Indo-European *smei-. The same word family includes mirror, admire, miracle. Its current noun use means "an optical illusion of water or objects, especially in deserts; a delusion". ## Topics - General Vocabulary markdown