trompe-l’oeil C2 Topic:Art & Music US /ˌtrɔːmp ˈlɔɪ/ UK /ˌtrɒmp ˈlɔɪ/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun an artistic technique that uses realistic detail to create the illusion that painted objects are three-dimensional The mural's trompe-l’oeil makes the flat wall look like an open archway. 2 adj designed or painted to create a convincing illusion of real depth or objects A trompe-l’oeil window brightened the windowless room. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · an artistic technique that... illusionistic paintingoptical illusion 2 adj · designed or painted to... illusionisticdeceptively realistic Word family Related forms perspectiveillusionrealism Etymology Borrowed from French trompe-l’œil, literally ‘deceives the eye,’ from tromper, ‘to deceive,’ and l’œil, ‘the eye.’ Topics Art & Music External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # trompe-l’oeil **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun, adj **IPA (US):** /ˌtrɔːmp ˈlɔɪ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌtrɒmp ˈlɔɪ/ ## Meanings 1. an artistic technique that uses realistic detail to create the illusion that painted objects are three-dimensional 2. designed or painted to create a convincing illusion of real depth or objects ## Examples - The mural's trompe-l’oeil makes the flat wall look like an open archway. - A trompe-l’oeil window brightened the windowless room. ## Synonyms - illusionistic painting - optical illusion ## Related Forms - perspective - illusion - realism ## Etymology Borrowed from French trompe-l’œil, literally ‘deceives the eye,’ from tromper, ‘to deceive,’ and l’œil, ‘the eye.’ ## Topics - Art & Music markdown