will o' the wisp

English - Turkish

Definition of will o' the wisp in English Turkish dictionary

serap

'Tutam o olacak

boş umut

bataklık yakamozu

olmayacak hayal

English - English

Definition of will o' the wisp in English English dictionary

A strange light that attracts travellers from pathways into dangerous marshes or graveyards

A delusional or otherwise unobtainable goal that one feels compelled to pursue

{i} something delusive or misleading; ignis fatuus, phosphorous light which hovers over the ground in marshy areas

Related Terms

will o' the wisps

plural form of will o' the wisp

will-o'-the-wisp

Alternative spelling of will o' the wisp

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

will-o'-the-wisp

an illusion that misleads

Turkish pronunciation

wıl ō dhi wîsp

Synonyms

will-o'-wisp, ignis fatuus, spooklights, ghost lights, hinkypunk, jack o'lantern

Pronunciation

/wəl ˈō ᴛʜē ˈwəsp/ /wəl ˈoʊ ðiː ˈwɪsp/

Etymology

() from Will (“male given name”) + of the + wisp (“bundle of straw or hay used as a torch”)