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wraith

 

Definitions from WordNet

Noun wraith has 1 sense
  1. ghost, shade, spook, wraith, specter, spectre - a mental representation of some haunting experience; "he looked like he had seen a ghost"; "it aroused specters from his past"
    --1 is a kind of apparition, phantom, phantasm, phantasma, shadow

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Wraith

Definition:

A wraith is a ghostly, spectral apparition or an insubstantial form of someone who has died.

Senses:

  1. Noun: A ghost or specter; an apparition.
  2. Noun: A ghostly image or reflection of something.
  3. Noun: A very thin or emaciated person.
  4. Noun: (In fantasy literature or gaming) A type of supernatural being, usually portrayed as a dangerous or malevolent spirit.

Examples of Usage:

Noun (sense 1):

  1. The old house was said to be haunted by a wraith, a ghostly figure that appeared at midnight.
  2. The villagers claimed to have seen a wraith floating above the graveyard.

Noun (sense 2):

  1. In the still water of the lake, the willow tree's branches created wraith-like reflections.
  2. The moonlight cast eerie wraiths on the forest floor.

Noun (sense 3):

  1. After days without food, the prisoner had become a mere wraith of his former self.
  2. Years of illness had left her looking like a ghostly wraith.

Noun (sense 4):

  1. The adventurers cautiously entered the haunted castle, knowing they might encounter dangerous wraiths.
  2. The evil sorcerer summoned a wraith to do his bidding.

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