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Synonyms for "will-o'-the-wisp" in English

Summary

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will-o'-the-wisp:
- jack-o'-lantern; will-o'-the-wisp; friar's lantern
- will-o'-the-wisp; ignis fatuus; friar's lantern; jack-o'-lantern

English

Detailed Synonyms for will-o'-the-wisp in English

will-o'-the-wisp:

will-o'-the-wisp

will-o'-the-wisp
jack-o'-lantern; will-o'-the-wisp; friar's lantern

will-o'-the-wisp [the ~] nom

the will-o'-the-wisp

– an illusion that misleads ¹
the will-o'-the-wisp; the ignis fatuus
– an illusion that misleads ¹
- will-o'-the-wisp [the ~] nom
- ignis fatuus [the ~] nom
the will-o'-the-wisp

– a pale light sometimes seen at night over marshy ground ¹
the friar's lantern; the jack-o'-lantern; the will-o'-the-wisp; the ignis fatuus
– a pale light sometimes seen at night over marshy ground ¹
- friar's lantern [the ~] nom
- jack-o'-lantern [the ~] nom
- will-o'-the-wisp [the ~] nom
- ignis fatuus [the ~] nom

Alternate Synonyms for "will-o'-the-wisp":

Related Definitions for "will-o'-the-wisp":

an illusion that misleads¹
a pale light sometimes seen at night over marshy ground¹

Related Synonyms for will-o'-the-wisp

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