atlantis

At·lan·tis

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [at-lan-tis]
- /ætˈlæn tɪs/
- /ætˈlæntɪs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [at-lan-tis]
- /ætˈlæn tɪs/

Definitions of atlantis word

noun atlantis (in ancient legend) a continent said to have sunk beneath the Atlantic Ocean west of the Straits of Gibraltar 3
noun atlantis legendary island or continent supposed to have existed in the Atlantic west of Gibraltar and to have sunk into the ocean 3
noun atlantis a legendary island, first mentioned by Plato, said to have existed in the Atlantic Ocean west of Gibraltar and to have sunk beneath the sea, but linked by some modern archaeologists with the island of Thera, the surviving remnant of a much larger island destroyed by a volcanic eruption c1500 b.c. 1
noun atlantis A legendary island, beautiful and prosperous, which sank into the sea. 1

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Parts of speech for Atlantis

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for atlantis

noun atlantis

reverie — a state of dreamy meditation or fanciful musing: lost in reverie.
nightmare — a terrifying dream in which the dreamer experiences feelings of helplessness, extreme anxiety, sorrow, etc.
delusion — A delusion is a false idea.
fancy — imagination or fantasy, especially as exercised in a capricious manner.
illusion — something that deceives by producing a false or misleading impression of reality.

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Antonyms for atlantis

noun atlantis

actuality — Actuality is the state of really existing rather than being imagined.
reality — the state or quality of being real.
certainty — Certainty is the state of being definite or of having no doubts at all about something.
fact — Fully Automated Compiling Technique
truth — the true or actual state of a matter: He tried to find out the truth.

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