trompe l'oeil

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Adjective trompe l'oeil has 1 sense

eye-deceiving, trompe-l'oeil - creating the illusion of seeing reality; "the visual deception of trompe-l'oeil art"
Antonyms: real, existent (indirect, via unreal)

Noun trompe l'oeil has 1 sense

trompe l'oeil - a painting rendered in such great detail as to deceive the viewer concerning its reality
--₁ is a kind of painting, picture

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Trompe l'oeil

Part of Speech: Noun

Sense: A technique of painting or design in which realistic images appear to be three-dimensional.

Usage:
The artist used trompe l'oeil to create stunning murals that deceived the viewer into seeing objects in the artwork as though they were real.

Sample Sentence:
The trompe l'oeil painting on the wall made it seem as if there was an open window looking out onto a beautiful garden.

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