Definition of Wraith

1. Noun. A mental representation of some haunting experience. "It aroused specters from his past"

Exact synonyms: Ghost, Shade, Specter, Spectre, Spook
Generic synonyms: Apparition, Fantasm, Phantasm, Phantasma, Phantom, Shadow
Derivative terms: Ghost, Spook

Definition of Wraith

1. n. An apparition of a person in his exact likeness, seen before death, or a little after; hence, an apparition; a specter; a vision; an unreal image.

2. n. An apparition of a person in his exact likeness, seen before death, or a little after; hence, an apparition; a specter; a vision; an unreal image.

Definition of Wraith

1. Noun. A ghost or specter, especially seen just after a person's death. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Wraith

1. a ghost [n -S]

Medical Definition of Wraith

1. 1. An apparition of a person in his exact likeness, seen before death, or a little after; hence, an apparition; a specter; a vision; an unreal image. "She was uncertain if it were the gypsy or her wraith." (Sir W. Scott) "O, hollow wraith of dying fame." (Tennyson) 2. Sometimes, improperly, a spirit thought to preside over the waters; called also water wraith. Origin: Scot. Wraith, warth; probably originally, a guardian angel, from Icel. Voror a warden, guardian, akin to E. Ward. See Ward a guard. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Wraith

wowzers
wox
woxen
woylie
woylies
woz
woz ere
wpm
wrack
wrack one's brain
wrack one's brains
wracked
wrackful
wracking
wracks
wraith (current term)
wraithlike
wraiths
wrake
wrang
wrangle
wrangled
wrangler
wranglers
wranglership
wranglerships
wrangles
wranglesome
wrangling
wranglings

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