will-o'-the-wisp

Definition of Will-o'-the-wisp in English :

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Noun

1. friar's lantern, ignis fatuus, jack-o'-lantern, will-o'-the-wisp

a pale light sometimes seen at night over marshy ground

2. ignis fatuus, will-o'-the-wisp

an illusion that misleads

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WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Will-o'-the-wisp

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noun

1. Also called: friar's lantern, ignis fatuus, jack-o'-lantern

a pale flame or phosphorescence sometimes seen over marshy ground at night. It is believed to be due to the spontaneous combustion of methane or other hydrocarbons originating from decomposing organic matter

2.

a person or thing that is elusive or allures and misleads

Will-o'-the-wisp

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noun

1.

jack-o'-lantern (sense 1)

2.

any hope or goal that leads one on but is impossible to reach

Will-o'-the-wisp

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n.

1. See ignis fatuus.

2. A delusive or misleading hope.

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