phantasmagoric

[ fan-taz-muh-gawr-ik or fan-taz-muh-gawr-i-kuh l; -gor- ]

/ fænˌtæz məˈgɔr ɪk or fænˌtæz məˈgɔr ɪ kəl; -ˈgɒr- /

having a fantastic or deceptive appearance, as something in a dream or created by the imagination.

having the appearance of an optical illusion, especially one produced by a magic lantern.

changing or shifting, as a scene made up of many elements.

Sometimes phan·tas·ma·go·ri·al [fan-taz-muh-gawr-ee-uh l, -gor-] /fænˌtæz məˈgɔr i əl, -ˈgɒr-/.

OTHER WORDS FROM phantasmagoric

phan·tas·ma·gor·i·cal·ly, adverb phan·tas·ma·go·ri·al·ly, phan·tas·ma·go·ri·an·ly, adverb

The quaint little shop has a range of phantasmagoric linens, tablecloths, and blankets.

There Are Bugs in Your Coffee and Other Things I Learned in Antigua, Guatemala |William O’Connor |January 10, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Only the corsets of those roles foreshadowed the Gothic babe she would become, the tousled muse to the phantasmagoric Tim Burton.

How Helena Became a Freak |Gina Piccalo |March 2, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
All is still on a colossal scale, but playful, capricious, phantasmagoric.

The Roof of France |Matilda Betham-Edwards
Her little world was phantasmagoric—strange shadows dancing on a sheet.

What Maisie Knew |Henry James

Did not the dominant spirit within her bear a close likeness to his own phantasmagoric soul?

The Golden Road |Frank Waller Allen
The dark, massy clouds that floated between her and the earth were doing their ghostly, phantasmagoric work.

Round the Block |John Bell Bouton
I would have pledged my soul's welfare to execute any phantasmagoric behest she had chosen to ordain.

The Belovd Vagabond |William J. Locke