|
|
Definition of Wraith
1. Noun. A mental representation of some haunting experience. "It aroused specters from his past"
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
Other Resources:
