An ignis fatuus that bewitches And leads men into pools and ditches (Samuel Butler).
Reason, an ignis fatuus of the mind (John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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ignisfatuus — ig·nis fat·u·us (ĭgʹnĭs făchʹo͞o əs) n. pl. ig·nes fat·u·i (ĭgʹnēz făchʹo͞o ī ) 1. A phosphorescent light that hovers or flits over swampy ground at night, possibly caused by spontaneous combustion of gases emitted by rotting organic matter. Also … Universalium
ignis fatuus — ig•nis fat•u•us [[t]ˈɪg nɪs ˈfætʃ u əs[/t]] n. pl. ig•nes fat•u•i [[t]ˈɪg niz ˈfætʃ uˌaɪ[/t]] 1) Also called will o the wisp a flickering phosphorescent light seen at night chiefly over marshy ground and believed to be due to spontaneous… … From formal English to slang
Ignes fatui — Ignis fatuus Ig nis fat u*us; pl. {Ignes fatui}. [L. ignis fire + fatuus foolish. So called in allusion to its tendency to mislead travelers.] 1. A phosphorescent light that appears, in the night, over marshy ground, supposed to be occasioned by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ignis fatuus — Ig nis fat u*us; pl. {Ignes fatui}. [L. ignis fire + fatuus foolish. So called in allusion to its tendency to mislead travelers.] 1. A phosphorescent light that appears, in the night, over marshy ground, supposed to be occasioned by the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Jack-o'-lantern — Ignis fatuus Ig nis fat u*us; pl. {Ignes fatui}. [L. ignis fire + fatuus foolish. So called in allusion to its tendency to mislead travelers.] 1. A phosphorescent light that appears, in the night, over marshy ground, supposed to be occasioned by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Jack-with-a-lantern — Ignis fatuus Ig nis fat u*us; pl. {Ignes fatui}. [L. ignis fire + fatuus foolish. So called in allusion to its tendency to mislead travelers.] 1. A phosphorescent light that appears, in the night, over marshy ground, supposed to be occasioned by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Will-o'-the-wisp — Ignis fatuus Ig nis fat u*us; pl. {Ignes fatui}. [L. ignis fire + fatuus foolish. So called in allusion to its tendency to mislead travelers.] 1. A phosphorescent light that appears, in the night, over marshy ground, supposed to be occasioned by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Will-with-the-wisp — Ignis fatuus Ig nis fat u*us; pl. {Ignes fatui}. [L. ignis fire + fatuus foolish. So called in allusion to its tendency to mislead travelers.] 1. A phosphorescent light that appears, in the night, over marshy ground, supposed to be occasioned by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fatness — /fat nis/, n. 1. the state or condition of being fat; obesity; corpulence. 2. richness; fertility; abundance: the fatness of the land. [bef. 1000; ME fatnesse, OE faetnes. See FAT, NESS] * * * … Universalium
