Will-o'-the-wisp synonyms

wĭl'ə-thə-wĭsp'

ignis fatuus (Latin)

4

0

Relative darkness, especially as caused by the interruption of light; gloom, obscurity.

3

0

friar's lantern

a pale light sometimes seen at night over marshy ground

2

0

Alternative form of phantasm.

2

1

pipedream

Alternative form of pipe dream.

1

1

The state, as of abstraction or reverie, in which such a daydream occurs

0

0

The faculty of sight; eyesight:

0

0

Advertisement

A false belief or opinion:

0

0

A sensory perception of something that does not exist, often arising from disorder of the nervous system, as in delirium tremens; a delusion.

0

0

A deceptive hope, goal, or influence; delusion

0

0

An erroneous concept or belief:

0

0

(Figuratively) An illusion.

0

0

A deceptive likeness

0

0

real (related)

(Mathematics) A real number.

0

0

Advertisement

A hollow pumpkin cut to look like a face and usually illuminated inside as by a candle, used as a decoration at Halloween

0

0

A romantic liking or interest:

0

1

ephemera

Printed matter (as theater programs, posters, guidebooks) meant to be of use for only a short time but preserved by collectors

0

1

Find another word for will-o'-the-wisp. In this page you can discover 17 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for will-o'-the-wisp, like: ignis fatuus (Latin), shadow, friar's lantern, phantasma, pipedream, dream, vision, delusion, hallucination, ignis fatuus and illusion.