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2 meanings: 1. a painting or decoration giving a convincing illusion of reality 2. an effect of this kind.... Click for more definitions.
Trompe l'oeil definition: visual deception, especially in paintings, in which objects are rendered in extremely fine detail emphasizing the illusion of tactile and spatial qualities..
TROMPE translate: trunk, proboscis, horn, proboscis, trunk. Learn more in the Cambridge French-English Dictionary.
trompe l'oeil in American English. (tʀɔ̃̃p ˈlœj (ə)) French. 1. a painting, etc. that creates such a strong illusion of reality that the viewer may not at first be sure whether the thing depicted is real or a representation. 2. an illusion or effect of this kind. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.
trompe l'oeil meaning: 1. a painting that is cleverly designed to trick people into thinking that the objects represented…. Learn more.
Trompe-l'œil ( French for 'deceive the eye'; / trɒmpˈlɔɪ / tromp-LOY; French: [tʁɔ̃p lœj] ⓘ) is an artistic term for the highly realistic optical illusion of three-dimensional space and objects on a two-dimensional surface.
TROMPE-L’ŒIL translations: trompe-l’oeil. Learn more in the Cambridge French-English Dictionary.
