wraith

reɪθ

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Definition of wraith - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

ghostghostly figure seen after someone's death

The wraith appeared at midnight, haunting the old mansion.

phantom

specter

faint presencesomething faint or insubstantial

A wraith of smoke rose from the extinguished candle..

ghost

specter

supernatural

Rare

apparition of a living person near death

Rare

He claimed to see his own wraith before the accident.

ghost

phantom

specter

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ghostly figure seen after someone's death

Origin of wraith

Scots, wraith (ghost)

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wight

fantasy

wraith-like creature in fantasy settings

Examples of wraith in a sentence

Villagers claimed to see a wraith by the river.
A wraith of mist hovered over the lake.
He felt a wraith of doubt in his mind.
The wraith appeared in the dimly lit room.
Villagers spoke of a wraith haunting the old mansion.

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French:spectre, ombre, ...
German:Geist, Schatten, ...
Italian:fantasma, ombra, ...
Spanish:espectro, sombra, ...
Portuguese:espectro, ...
Chinese:鬼魂, 一丝, ...
Japanese:幽霊, かすかな存在, ...
Arabic:شَبَح, خيط, ...
Hebrew:רוּחַ רְפָאִים, ...
Russian:призрак, слабое присутствие, ...
Ukrainian:привид, видіння, ...
Hindi:भूतिया आकृति, धुंधली उपस्थिति, ...
Bengali:ভূত, অস্পষ্ট উপস্থিতি, ...
Catalan:fantasma, ombra, ...
Czech:duch, závan, ...
Danish:genfærd, skygge, ...
Dutch:verschijning, schim, ...
Greek:φάντασμα, σκιά, ...
Hungarian:kísértet, foszlány, ...
Khmer:ខ្មោច, ស្រមោលស្រួចស្រាវ, ...
Korean:유령, 희미한 흔적, ...
Persian:شبح, هاله, ...
Polish:zjawa, smuga, ...
Portuguese (BR):fantasma, ...
Romanian:fantomă, vapor, ...
Swedish:vålnad, dimmig skepnad, ...
Thai:วิญญาณ, ควันจางๆ, ...
Turkish:hayalet, duman, ...
Vietnamese:bóng ma, khói mờ, ...

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Definition of wraith - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

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Origin of wraith

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