Will-o'-the-wisp synonyms
wĭl'ə-thə-wĭsp'
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ignis fatuus (Latin)
a pale light sometimes seen at night over marshy ground
pipedream
Alternative form of pipe dream.
The state, as of abstraction or reverie, in which such a daydream occurs
The faculty of sight; eyesight:
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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
An erroneous concept or belief:
A deceptive likeness
real (related)
(Mathematics) A real number.
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A hollow pumpkin cut to look like a face and usually illuminated inside as by a candle, used as a decoration at Halloween
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
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.
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