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wraith
wraith /reɪθ/ noun [C] LITERARY
1 F0 a spirit of a dead person, sometimes represented as a pale, transparent image of that person Thesaurus+: ↑Souls, spirits and ghosts2 F0 something that is pale or weak and without a clear shape: » He watched the misty wraiths of moisture making patterns on the window pane.» Her wraith of a voice (= her weak voice) gave the songs a moving quality.Thesaurus+: ↑Weakness and vulnerabilityThesaurus+: ↑Indistinct and invisiblewraithlike /ˈreɪθ.laɪk/ adjective LITERARY
► F0» a wraithlike (= thin and pale) figure in a grey floating dress |