ALL meanings of will-o'-the-wisp
will-o'-the-wisp
W w - noun will-o'-the-wisp ignis fatuus (def 1). 1
- noun will-o'-the-wisp anything that deludes or misleads by luring on. 1
- countable noun will-o'-the-wisp You can refer to someone or something that keeps disappearing or that is impossible to catch or reach as a will-o'-the-wisp. 0
- noun will-o'-the-wisp 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 0
- noun will-o'-the-wisp a person or thing that is elusive or allures and misleads 0
- noun will-o'-the-wisp jack-o'-lantern (sense 1) 0
- noun will-o'-the-wisp any hope or goal that leads one on but is impossible to reach 0
- noun will-o'-the-wisp Alternative spelling of will o' the wisp. 0