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will-o'-the-wisp vs phantasy

phantasy vs will-o'-the-wisp

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

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

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