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an apparition of a living person supposed to portend their death.

a visible spirit.

Origin of wraith

Other words from wraith.

• wraithlike, adjective

Words that may be confused with wraith

• wraith , wreath , wreathe , writhe

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How to use wraith in a sentence

He moved quickly in that direction, saw now a wraithlike figure in white.

From afar they spied the tall figure of Dependence Crymble passing wraithlike to and fro across the yard.

But it is a wraithlike thing, and undulates and falls before our eyes like flames that have neither redness nor heat.

Another second passed; it was visibly growing tenuous, wraithlike!

Pictures I had seen of famine victims passed wraithlike before me.

British Dictionary definitions for wraith

/ ( reɪθ ) /

the apparition of a person living or thought to be alive, supposed to appear around the time of his death

a ghost or any apparition

an insubstantial copy of something

something pale, thin, and lacking in substance, such as a column of smoke

Derived forms of wraith

• wraithlike , adjective

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Synonyms of wraithlike

• as in disembodied
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• disembodied
• incorporeal
• insubstantial
• nonphysical
• transcendent
• unsubstantial
• metaphysical
• nonmaterial
• transcendental
• preternatural
• other - worldly
• supernatural
• inoperative

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• discernible
• discernable
• substantial
• able - bodied

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wraith +‎ -like

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wraithlike ( comparative more wraithlike , superlative most wraithlike )

• 1902 , Barbara Baynton , edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Bush Studies (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, published 1980 , page 28 : Beyond the hut a clump of myalls loomed spectral and wraith-like , and round them a gang of crows cawed noisily, irreverent of the great silence.
• 1947 January and February, O. S. Nock, “"The Aberdonian" in Wartime”, in Railway Magazine , page 8: The sight of them [the Grampians] as we crossed the viaduct over the North Esk I am not likely to forget. After a night of snow, they hung wraith-like across the sky, exquisitely beautiful in the greyness of winter dawn.
• 2007 January 20, Matt Zoller Seitz, “Easy Does It, the Next Stop Is a Killer. No, It Really Is.”, in New York Times ‎ [1] : Mr. Bean’s version plays like the murderous hero of “Crime and Punishment” reimagined as a wraithlike stalker.

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What does wraithlike mean?

Definitions for wraithlike wraith·like, this dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word wraithlike ., princeton's wordnet rate this definition: 4.0 / 1 vote.

shadowy, wraithlike adjective

lacking in substance

"strange fancies of unreal and shadowy worlds"- W.A.Butler; "dim shadowy forms"; "a wraithlike column of smoke"

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wraithlike adjective

Resembling a wraith; ghostly

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Wraithlike refers to something that is comparable to a ghostly or unearthly apparition, ethereal, spectral, or phantom-like in appearance or nature. It often refers to something that seems vague, faint, elusive, haunting, or barely visible, like a wraith (a ghost or ghostlike image of someone, especially one seen shortly before or after their death).

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The numerical value of wraithlike in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

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The numerical value of wraithlike in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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synonyms for wraithlike

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• supernatural

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How to use wraithlike in a sentence

He moved quickly in that direction, saw now a wraithlike figure in white.

From afar they spied the tall figure of Dependence Crymble passing wraithlike to and fro across the yard.

But it is a wraithlike thing, and undulates and falls before our eyes like flames that have neither redness nor heat.

Another second passed; it was visibly growing tenuous, wraithlike !

Pictures I had seen of famine victims passed wraithlike before me.

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• apparitional
• insubstantial
• disembodied
• imponderable
• incorporate
• incorporeal
• metaphysical
• nonmaterial
• nonphysical
• unsubstantial
• imperceptible
• inappreciable
• inconspicuous
• indiscernible
• infinitesimal
• microscopic
• not in sight
• obliterated
• out of sight
• undisclosed
• ungraspable
• unnoticeable
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  Dictionary entry overview: What does wraithlike mean?  

• WRAITHLIKE (adjective)   The adjective WRAITHLIKE has 1 sense:

  Familiarity information: WRAITHLIKE used as an adjective is very rare.

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• WRAITHLIKE (adjective)

Sense 1

Lacking in substance

shadowy ; wraithlike

Context example:

a wraithlike column of smoke

insubstantial ; unreal ; unsubstantial (lacking material form or substance; unreal)

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adj. - Lacking in substance.

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• He floated wraithlike through a chaotic jumble of dreams.
• Time had added a woman's curves to the wraithlike child as well.
• Followed by wraithlike figures in glowing giant gel-like snowballs.
• The massive lines of the chair made her proportions seem wraithlike .

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Definitions of wraithlike.

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lacking in substance ; " strange fancies of unreal and shadowy worlds"- W . A . Butler ; " dim shadowy forms"; " a wraithlike column of smoke "

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How to pronounce wraithlike.

Correct pronunciation for the word "wraithlike" is [ɹˈe͡ɪθla͡ɪk], [ɹˈe‍ɪθla‍ɪk], [ɹ_ˈeɪ_θ_l_aɪ_k].

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Synonyms for Wraithlike:

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• disembodied
• incorporate
• incorporeal
• imponderable
• infinitesimal
• inconspicuous
• imperceptible
• inappreciable
• indiscernible
• insubstantial

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