Synonyms for ignis fatuus
ˈɪg nɪs ˈfætʃ u əs; ˈɪg niz ˈfætʃ uˌaɪig·nis fatu·us

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

   a pale light sometimes seen at night over marshy ground

   Synonyms:
   will-o'-the-wisp, jack-o'-lantern, friar's lantern

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

   an illusion that misleads

   Synonyms:
   will-o'-the-wisp, jack-o'-lantern, friar's lantern

Matched Categories

1. • Illusion
   • Light

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1. ignis fatuus

   Synonyms:
   [L.] jack-with-a-lantern, jack-a-lantern, will-with-the-wisp, will-o'-the-wisp

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1. ignis fatuus

   Synonyms:
   will-o'-the-wisp, jack-with-a-lantern, decoy

Suggested Resources

1. ignis fatuus

   Read the full text of the Ignis Fatuus poem by Ambrose Bierce on the Poetry.com website.

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1. Emily Dickinson:

   The abdication of belief makes the behavior small -- better an ignis fatuus than no illume at all.