waify

ˈweɪfi

Definition

Definition of waify - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

appearance

Rare

resembling a thin and fragile person

Rare

She had a waify look, with her delicate frame and big eyes.

delicate

fragile

thin

look

Rare

having a forlorn or abandoned appearance

Rare

The waify child stood alone in the rain, looking lost.

abandoned

desolate

forlorn

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Origin of waify

English, waif (homeless person)

Examples of waify in a sentence

His waify appearance made him look vulnerable.
She had a waify look, standing by the deserted road.
The waify figure in the painting evoked a sense of melancholy.

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French:délicat, désolé, ...
German:zart, verwaist, ...
Italian:esile, desolato, ...
Spanish:esquelética, abandonado, ...
Portuguese:esguio, abandonado, ...
Chinese:瘦弱的, 无助的, ...
Japanese:痩せた, 寂しげな, ...
Arabic:هَزِيل, بائِس, ...
Hebrew:רָזֶה וּשְׁבִיר, נִרְאֶה עָזוּב, ...
Russian:худощавый, заброшенный, ...
Ukrainian:тендітний, покинутий, ...
Hindi:दुबला-पतला, उदास, ...
Bengali:নাজুক, বিধ্বস্ত, ...
Catalan:delicat, desvalgut, ...
Czech:éterický, opuštěný, ...
Danish:spinkel og skrøbelig, forladt, ...
Dutch:tenger, verlaten, ...
Greek:εύθραυστος, εγκαταλελειμμένος, ...
Hungarian:törékeny, elveszett, ...
Khmer:ស្គមស្រឡូនទន់ខ្សោយ, គួរឱ្យអាណិត និងឯកោ, ...
Korean:가냘픈, 버려진, ...
Persian:ظریف, رها شده, ...
Polish:chudy i wątły, opuszczony, ...
Portuguese (BR):esguio, abandonado, ...
Romanian:slăbuț, părăsit, ...
Swedish:spenslig, övergiven, ...
Thai:ผอมบาง, โดดเดี่ยว, ...
Turkish:incecik, terkedilmiş, ...
Vietnamese:mảnh mai, bơ vơ, ...

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Adjective

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