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Definition of ignis fatuus in English: ignis fatuusnounPlural ignes fatui ˌɪɡnɪs ˈfatjʊəsˌɪɡnəs ˈfætʃəwəs A will-o'-the-wisp. Example sentencesExamples - How is the gas of ignis fatui ignited on bogs and meadows?
- But it's impossible to describe these paintings, also because they hit your soul like burning arrows and recall the sad and reddish dance of the ignis fatuuses.
Synonyms mirage, hallucination, apparition, phantasm, phantom, vision, spectre, fantasy, figment of the imagination, will-o'-the-wisp, trick of the light
Origin Mid 16th century: modern Latin, literally 'foolish fire' (because of its erratic movement). Definition of ignis fatuus in US English: ignis fatuusnounˌiɡnəs ˈfaCHəwəsˌɪɡnəs ˈfætʃəwəs 1A will-o'-the-wisp. Example sentencesExamples - But it's impossible to describe these paintings, also because they hit your soul like burning arrows and recall the sad and reddish dance of the ignis fatuuses.
- How is the gas of ignis fatui ignited on bogs and meadows?
Synonyms mirage, hallucination, apparition, phantasm, phantom, vision, spectre, fantasy, figment of the imagination, will-o'-the-wisp, trick of the light - 1.1 Something deceptive or deluding.
Example sentencesExamples - He chases so many ignes fatui that his thinking becomes fatuous.
Synonyms mirage, hallucination, apparition, phantasm, phantom, vision, spectre, fantasy, figment of the imagination, will-o'-the-wisp, trick of the light
Origin Mid 16th century: modern Latin, literally ‘foolish fire’ (because of its erratic movement). |