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Synonyms for fata morgana

Grammar : Noun
Spell : Italian fah-tah mawr-gah-nah
Phonetic Transcription : Italian ˈfɑ tɑ mɔrˈgɑ nɑ

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Définition 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
Example sentences :
  • 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

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