Definition of ignis fatuus in English:

ignis fatuus

nounPlural 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 fatuus

nounˌiɡnəs 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. 1.1 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).

单词	ignis fatuus
释义	Definition of ignis fatuus in English: ignis fatuus nounPlural 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 fatuus nounˌiɡnəs 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).
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