wraith
an apparition of a living person supposed to portend their death.
a visible spirit.
Origin of wraith
1Other words from wraith
- wraithlike, adjective
Words that may be confused with wraith
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How to use wraith in a sentence
Even in those without mental illness, temporary changes in brain activity can lead to run-ins with wraiths.
Eulálio ends up being an idol, a wraith who, at 150, is not quite dead and not quite living.
The wraith-like coils that had left the mass above had straightened to sharp spear-heads of speed.
Astounding Stories, May, 1931 | VariousBut I could smell the lilacs she had left, and the scent of them seemed like the wraith of her presence in the sunny room.
The Idyl of Twin Fires | Walter Prichard EatonLike a little wraith miraculously tinted with bronze and blue she stopped and faced him piteously for a second.
Molly Make-Believe | Eleanor Hallowell Abbott
Quite true, fair wraith; but you are not the only ghost at this dance to-night.
Frank Merriwell's Pursuit | Burt L. StandishMoya faced them tensely, a slim wraith of a girl with dark eyes that blazed.
The Highgrader | William MacLeod Raine
British Dictionary definitions for wraith
/ (reɪθ) /
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
Origin of wraith
1Derived forms of wraith
- wraithlike, adjective
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