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- Dictionarywraith/reɪθ/
noun
- 1. a ghost or ghostlike image of someone, especially one seen shortly before or after their death.
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a. : the exact likeness of a living person seen usually just before death as an apparition. b. : ghost, specter. 2. : an insubstantial form or semblance : shadow. 3. : a barely visible gaseous or vaporous column. wraithlike.
WRAITH definition: 1. a spirit of a dead person, sometimes represented as a pale, transparent image of that person 2…. Learn more.
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. Discover More.
a spirit of a dead person, sometimes represented as a pale, transparent image of that person. 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.
If you have a vision of your grandfather just before he passes away, you have seen a wraith or a ghostly image. Wraith can also mean something thin, wispy, or ghost-like.
wraith. ( reɪθ) n. 1. (Alternative Belief Systems) the apparition of a person living or thought to be alive, supposed to appear around the time of his death. 2. (Alternative Belief Systems) a ghost or any apparition. 3. an insubstantial copy of something.
There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun wraith. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
noun. 1. the apparition of a person living or thought to be alive, supposed to appear around the time of his or her death. 2. a ghost or any apparition. 3. an insubstantial copy of something. 4. something pale, thin, and lacking in substance, such as a column of smoke.
Wraith definition: An apparition of someone that is believed to appear as a portent just before that person's death.
Definition of wraith noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
