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

wraith·like, 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

Words related to wraithlike

imperceptible, microscopic, unseen, sickening, horrid, ghostly, macabre, frightening, horrendous, terrible, appalling, frightful, ghoulish, unpleasant, grisly, terrifying, horrible, awful, gruesome, shocking

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British Dictionary definitions for wraithlike

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