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phantasy vs will-o'-the-wisp

will-o'-the-wisp vs phantasy

phantasy and will-o'-the-wisp both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
phantasy Yes No No No
will-o'-the-wisp Yes No No No
As nouns, will-o'-the-wisp is a hyponym of phantasy; that is, will-o'-the-wisp is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than phantasy:
  • phantasy: something many people believe that is false
  • will-o'-the-wisp: an illusion that misleads
Other hyponyms of phantasy include bubble, ignis fatuus, wishful thinking.
phantasy (noun) will-o'-the-wisp (noun)
imagination unrestricted by reality an illusion that misleads
something many people believe that is false a pale light sometimes seen at night over marshy ground
fiction with a large amount of imagination in it
Difference between phantasy and will-o'-the-wisp

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