mirage en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /mɪˈɹɑːd͡ʒ/
- /mɪˈɹɑːʒ/
- /mɪˈɹaʒ/
- (US) audio
Etymology
An unadapted borrowing from French mirage c. 1812.
Meanings
- An optical phenomenon in which light is refracted through a layer of hot air close to the ground, often giving the illusion of a body of water.
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(figuratively) An illusion.
I remember hearing, that in the East the clear and azure waters seem to flow before the weary and parched traveller; yet a little further, and on he urges his weary way, but in vain—the fair stream is a delusion. Even thus happiness is the mirage which leads us over the desert of life, ever fated to end in deceit and disappointment.
1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter VI, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume I, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 68:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| mirages | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
miragelike · gravitational mirage · miragy · red mirage · mirageless
Hypernyms
Translations (116)
el οφθαλμαπάτη (an optical phenomenon) · he מִירָאז׳ (an optical phenomenon) · he חֶזְיוֹן תַּעְתּוּעִים (an optical phenomenon) · yi אויסווײַזעניש (an optical phenomenon) · lv mirāža (an optical phenomenon) · sh fatamorgana (an optical phenomenon) · et miraaž (an optical phenomenon) · az miraj (an optical phenomenon) · lo ຕາຫລອກ (an optical phenomenon) · ta கானல் நீர் (an optical phenomenon) · ur سراب (an optical phenomenon) · tfn hyush (an optical phenomenon) · de Fata Morgana (an optical phenomenon) · ru мира́ж (an optical phenomenon) · it miraggio (an optical phenomenon) · sh мираж (an optical phenomenon) · fi kangastus (an optical phenomenon) · cmn 海市蜃樓 /海市蜃楼 (an optical phenomenon) · nb luftspeiling (an optical phenomenon) · cmn 蜃景 (an optical phenomenon) · ota سراب (an optical phenomenon) · ro miraj (an optical phenomenon) · gl espellismo (an optical phenomenon) · hu délibáb (an optical phenomenon) · eo miraĝo (an optical phenomenon) · kw miraj (an optical phenomenon) · ar سَرَاب (an optical phenomenon) · aht hwyiis (an optical phenomenon) · cs přelud (an optical phenomenon) · mn зэрэглээ (an optical phenomenon) · sk fatamorgána (an optical phenomenon) · uk міра́ж (an optical phenomenon) · te ఎండమావి (an optical phenomenon) · is hilling (an optical phenomenon) · de Luftspiegelung (an optical phenomenon) · ka მირაჟი (an optical phenomenon) · uz sarob (an optical phenomenon) · sl privid (an optical phenomenon) · ca miratge (an optical phenomenon) · bg мира́ж (an optical phenomenon) · az ilğım (an optical phenomenon) · km មរិចិកា (an optical phenomenon) · nv hadahooneeyánígíí (an optical phenomenon) · vo magälod (an optical phenomenon) · ast espeyismu (an optical phenomenon) · ta கானனீர் (an optical phenomenon) · cmn 海市 (an optical phenomenon) · ms fatamorgana (an optical phenomenon) · nl luchtspiegeling (an optical phenomenon) · hi मृगतृष्णा (an optical phenomenon) · gl miraxe (an optical phenomenon) · fa سراب (an optical phenomenon) · tl malikmata (an optical phenomenon) · be ма́рыва (an optical phenomenon) · fa تیژه (an optical phenomenon) · sq mirazh (an optical phenomenon) · th มิราจ (an optical phenomenon) · tk sagym (an optical phenomenon) · pdt Loftspieejel (an optical phenomenon) · pl miraż (an optical phenomenon) · cmn 蜃氣 /蜃气 (an optical phenomenon) · tg сароб (an optical phenomenon) · mk привиде́ние (an optical phenomenon) · sk prelud (an optical phenomenon) · th ภาพลวงตา (an optical phenomenon) · ky закым (an optical phenomenon) · as মৰীচিকা (an optical phenomenon) · uk ма́рево (an optical phenomenon) · nv hadahooneeyą́ (an optical phenomenon) · be міра́ж (an optical phenomenon) · id fatamorgana (an optical phenomenon) · ms logamaya (an optical phenomenon) · fa گتیر (an optical phenomenon) · sv hägring (an optical phenomenon) · pl fatamorgana (an optical phenomenon) · fa گوراب (an optical phenomenon) · vi ảo ảnh (an optical phenomenon) · tr serap (an optical phenomenon) · yi אָפּדוכט (an optical phenomenon) · sa मरीचिका (an optical phenomenon) · lt miražas (an optical phenomenon) · sw mangati (an optical phenomenon) · kk сағым (an optical phenomenon) · my လင်းလပ် (an optical phenomenon) · nb hildring (an optical phenomenon) · chr ᎠᎪᏩᏛᏗ (an optical phenomenon) · az sərab (an optical phenomenon) · ckb تِراویلکە (an optical phenomenon) · hy օդատեսիլ (an optical phenomenon) · mi tiritiri (an optical phenomenon) · cs fata morgána (an optical phenomenon) · mk фатаморга́на (an optical phenomenon) · xal эрәлҗн (an optical phenomenon) · tk salgym (an optical phenomenon) · el αντικατοπτρισμός (an optical phenomenon) · ko 신기루 (an optical phenomenon) · tr ılgım (an optical phenomenon) · hy միրաժ (an optical phenomenon) · sh miraž (an optical phenomenon) · fa گویر (an optical phenomenon) · hi मरीचिका (an optical phenomenon) · fr mirage (an optical phenomenon) · sl fatamorgana (an optical phenomenon) · sh фатаморгана (an optical phenomenon) · ja 蜃気楼 (an optical phenomenon) · ru ма́рево (an optical phenomenon) · bn মরীচিকা (an optical phenomenon) · es espejismo (an optical phenomenon) · sw sarabi (an optical phenomenon) · my တံလျှပ် (an optical phenomenon) · da luftspejling (an optical phenomenon) · ta கானல் (an optical phenomenon) · ru фа́та морга́на (an optical phenomenon) · lo ພະຍັບແດດ (an optical phenomenon) · eo fatamorgano (an optical phenomenon) · pt miragem (an optical phenomenon)