Antonyms for fata morgana
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : Italian fah-tah mawr-gah-nah |
Phonetic Transcription : Italian ˈfɑ tɑ mɔrˈgɑ nɑ |
Definition of fata morgana
Origin :- 1818, literally "Fairy Morgana," mirage especially common in the Strait of Messina, Italy, from Morgana, the "Morgan le Fay" of Anglo-French poetry, sister of King Arthur, located in Calabria by Norman settlers. Morgan is Welsh, "sea-dweller." There is perhaps, too, here an influence of Arabic marjan, literally "pearl," also a fem. proper name, popularly the name of a sorceress.
- As in optical illusion : noun trick on the eyes
- As in chimera : noun dream, fantasy
- We also read (p. 119) of the Fata Morgana and other similar appearances.
- Extract from : « The Civilisation of the Renaissance in Italy » by Jacob Burckhardt
- Could it be water, or was it only the mirage—the fata morgana?
- Extract from : « The Desert Home » by Mayne Reid
- Was it only a delusive appearance, a fata morgana of the desert?
- Extract from : « The Daughter of an Empress » by Louise Muhlbach
- That's only his fata morgana, for he's foredoomed to die in harness.
- Extract from : « The Silver Poppy » by Arthur Stringer
- "Like the Fata Morgana of the desert, I am all things to all men," she said.
- Extract from : « Under the Witches' Moon » by Nathan Gallizier
- Some of the finest examples of Fata Morgana are witnessed in the polar regions.
- Extract from : « Meteorology » by Charles Fitzhugh Talman
- This is the Fata Morgana, which for twenty-six years I had thought a mere fable.
- Extract from : « The Book of Curiosities » by I. Platts
- "It is the Fata Morgana, or the mirage," explained the guide.
- Extract from : « Historical Miniatures » by August Strindberg
- The whole thing had been a fata morgana; it had now vanished forever.
- Extract from : « Black Diamonds » by Mr Jkai
- It seemed to her that she was flying up to Fata Morgana in her castle in the air.
- Extract from : « Favorite Fairy Tales » by Various
Synonyms for fata morgana
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