Pareidolia Definition

părī-dōlē-ə
noun
The imagined perception of a meaningful pattern in something that is random or indefinite.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Pareidolia

Noun

Singular:
pareidolia
Plural:
pareidolias

Origin of Pareidolia

  • para– Greek eidōlon image, phantom idol –ia

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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