| Main Entry: | virtual reality |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | computer simulation |
Synonyms: |
VR, artificial intelligence, cyberspace, simulated 3-D environment |
| Main Entry: | chimera |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | dream, fantasy |
Synonyms: |
bogy, bubble, delusion, fabrication, fancy, fata morgana, figment, fool's paradise, hallucination, ignis fatuus, illusion, mirage, monster, monstrosity, pipe dream, rainbow*, snare, specter, virtual reality |
Antonyms: |
reality, truth |
| Main Entry: | cyberspace |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | computer world |
Synonyms: |
Internet, WWW, Web, World Wide Web, communications, computer network, data bank, data network, electronic highway, electronic mail, email, global village, infobahn, information space, information superhighway, information technology, online community, virtual community, virtual library, virtual reality |
| Main Entry: | illusion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | false appearance; false belief |
Synonyms: |
apparition, bubble*, chimera, confusion, daydream, deception, delusion, déjè vu, error, fallacy, false impression, fancy, fantasy, figment of imagination, fool's paradise, ghost, hallucination, head trip, hocus-pocus, idolism, ignus fatuus, image, invention, make-believe, mirage, misapprehension, misbelief, misconception, misimpression, mockery, myth, optical illusion, paramnesia, phantasm, pipe dream, rainbow*, seeming, semblance, trip*, virtual reality |
| Notes: | allusion is an 'indirect mention,' illusion is 'false impression,' and delusion is 'deception' which is much stronger than illusion an illusion is an image or conception of something actual or real that presents itself to the mind in an abnormal or distorted manner; a delusion is a false belief about oneself or other people that persists despite its being at variance with the facts |
Antonyms: |
certainty, event, fact, reality, truth |
| Main Entry: | verisimilitude |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | authenticity |
Synonyms: |
color, credibility, genuineness, likeliness, likeness, plausibility, realism, resemblance, semblance, show, similarity, virtual reality |
Antonyms: |
falseness, impossibility |
| Main Entry: | artificial reality |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | computer-generated environment |
Synonyms: |
VR, artificial environment, computerized simulation, virtual reality |
| Main Entry: | ignis fatuus |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | illusion |
Synonyms: |
apparition, bubble*, chimera, confusion, daydream, deception, deja vu, delusion, error, fallacy, false impression, fancy, fantasy, figment of imagination, fool's paradise, ghost, hallucination, head trip, hocus-pocus, idolism, ignus fatuus, image, invention, make-believe, mirage, misapprehension, misbelief, misconception, misimpression, mockery, myth, optical illusion, paramnesia, phantasm, phantasma, pipe dream, rainbow*, seeming, semblance, trip*, virtual reality, will-o'-the-wisp |