wraith

[ reyth ]

/ reɪθ /

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noun

an apparition of a living person supposed to portend his or her death.

a visible spirit.

Origin of wraith

1505–15; originally Scots; origin uncertain

OTHER WORDS FROM wraith

wraithlike, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH wraith

wraith , wreath, wreathe, writhe

Words nearby wraith

WRAAF, WRAC, wrack, wrackful, WRAF, wraith, Wran, wrang, Wrangel, Wrangel Island, Wrangell

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Example sentences from the Web for wraith

Even in those without mental illness, temporary changes in brain activity can lead to run-ins with wraiths.
Why do we see ghosts?|Jake Bittle|October 6, 2020|Popular Science
Eulálio ends up being an idol, a wraith who, at 150, is not quite dead and not quite living.
This Week’s Hot Reads: Dec. 17, 2012|Jimmy So|December 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST
I have loved, even though the woman that I love is a wraith.
The Lost Door|Dorothy Quick
"It's nothing but my wraith," said Adam, lifting his eggs and butter and milk, and stepping from the boat.
Lippincott's Magazine, August, 1885|Various

But there was a whiteness about her then—a wraith—a something from her soul, and he could only gaze at her.
The Rainbow Trail|Zane Grey
At times Couttet, close ahead of me, was visible only in a kind of gray outline, like a wraith.
McClure's Magazine, Vol. VI., No. 6, May, 1896|Various
"Listen here," he went on when the youth had vanished like a wraith.
Command|William McFee

British Dictionary definitions for wraith

wraith

/ (reɪθ) /

noun

the apparition of a person living or thought to be alive, supposed to appear around the time of his death

a ghost or any apparition

an insubstantial copy of something

something pale, thin, and lacking in substance, such as a column of smoke

Derived forms of wraith

wraithlike, adjective

Word Origin for wraith

C16: Scottish, of unknown origin

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单词	wraith
释义	wraith [ reyth ] / reɪθ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR wraith ON THESAURUS.COM noun an apparition of a living person supposed to portend his or her death. a visible spirit. Origin of wraith 1505–15; originally Scots; origin uncertain OTHER WORDS FROM wraith wraithlike, adjective WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH wraith wraith , wreath, wreathe, writhe Words nearby wraith WRAAF, WRAC, wrack, wrackful, WRAF, wraith, Wran, wrang, Wrangel, Wrangel Island, Wrangell Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for wraith Even in those without mental illness, temporary changes in brain activity can lead to run-ins with wraiths. Why do we see ghosts?\|Jake Bittle\|October 6, 2020\|Popular Science Eulálio ends up being an idol, a wraith who, at 150, is not quite dead and not quite living. This Week’s Hot Reads: Dec. 17, 2012\|Jimmy So\|December 18, 2012\|DAILY BEAST I have loved, even though the woman that I love is a wraith. The Lost Door\|Dorothy Quick "It's nothing but my wraith," said Adam, lifting his eggs and butter and milk, and stepping from the boat. Lippincott's Magazine, August, 1885\|Various But there was a whiteness about her then—a wraith—a something from her soul, and he could only gaze at her. The Rainbow Trail\|Zane Grey At times Couttet, close ahead of me, was visible only in a kind of gray outline, like a wraith. McClure's Magazine, Vol. VI., No. 6, May, 1896\|Various "Listen here," he went on when the youth had vanished like a wraith. Command\|William McFee British Dictionary definitions for wraith wraith / (reɪθ) / noun the apparition of a person living or thought to be alive, supposed to appear around the time of his death a ghost or any apparition an insubstantial copy of something something pale, thin, and lacking in substance, such as a column of smoke Derived forms of wraith wraithlike, adjective Word Origin for wraith C16: Scottish, of unknown origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to wraith phantom, apparition, specter, vision, spirit, shadowy
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wraith

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WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH wraith

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British Dictionary definitions for wraith

noun

Derived forms of wraith

Word Origin for wraith

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