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单词 hobgoblin
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hobgoblin

A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds but is quite basic to the development of selves and society.

Synonyms of 'hobgoblin'

imp, spirit, bogey, spectre
More Synonyms of hobgoblin
(noun) 
Definition
a small, mischievous creature in fairy stories
Synonyms
imp
He sees the devil as a little imp with horns.
spirit
Do you believe in the existence of evil spirits?
bogey
It was no bogey, no demon.
spectre
His spectre is said to walk the castle battlements.
hob
apparition
She recognized one of the women as the apparition she had seen.
sprite
a scampering puckish sprite
goblin

Additional synonyms

in the sense of apparition
Definition
a ghost or ghostlike figure
She recognized one of the women as the apparition she had seen.
Synonyms
ghost,
spirit,
shade (literary),
phantom,
spectre,
spook (informal),
wraith,
chimera,
revenant,
visitant,
eidolon,
atua (New Zealand),
kehua (New Zealand)
in the sense of bogey
Definition
an evil or mischievous spirit
It was no bogey, no demon.
Synonyms
spirit,
ghost,
phantom,
spectre,
spook (informal),
apparition,
imp,
sprite,
goblin,
bogeyman,
hobgoblin,
eidolon,
atua (New Zealand),
kehua (New Zealand)
in the sense of spectre
Definition
a ghost
His spectre is said to walk the castle battlements.
Synonyms
ghost,
spirit,
phantom,
presence,
vision,
shadow,
shade (literary),
apparition,
wraith,
eidolon,
kehua (New Zealand)

Nearby words of
hobgoblin

  • hobble
  • hobby
  • hobby-horse
  • hobgoblin
  • hobnob
  • hocus-pocus
  • hog

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