Will-o'-the-wisp synonyms
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ignis fatuus (Latin)
a pale light sometimes seen at night over marshy ground
A romantic liking or interest:
ephemera
Printed matter (as theater programs, posters, guidebooks) meant to be of use for only a short time but preserved by collectors
The state, as of abstraction or reverie, in which such a daydream occurs
pipedream
Alternative form of pipe dream.
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(Countable) A misapprehension; a belief in something that is in fact not true.
The faculty of sight; eyesight:
A false belief or opinion:
A sensory perception of something that does not exist, often arising from disorder of the nervous system, as in delirium tremens; a delusion.
A deceptive hope, goal, or influence; delusion
A deceptive likeness
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real (related)
(Mathematics) A real number.
A hollow pumpkin cut to look like a face and usually illuminated inside as by a candle, used as a decoration at Halloween
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