Wight

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Obsolete A living being; a creature.
  • adj. Archaic Valorous; brave.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A living creature, especially a human being.
  • n. A being of one of the Nine Worlds of heathen belief, especially a nature spirit, elf or ancestor.
  • n. A ghost or other supernatural entity.
  • n. A wraith-like creature.
  • adj. Brave, valorous, strong.
  • adj. Strong; stout; active.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Weight.
  • n. A whit; a bit; a jot.
  • n. A supernatural being.
  • n. A human being; a person, either male or female; -- now used chiefly in irony or burlesque, or in humorous language.
  • adj. Swift; nimble; agile; strong and active.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A person, whether male or female; a human being: as, an unlucky wight.
  • n. A preternatural, unearthly, or uncanny creature; an elf, sprite, witch, or the like.
  • n. A space of time; a whit; a while.
  • Having warlike prowess; valiant; courageous; strong and active; agile; nimble; swift.
  • n. A Middle English form of weight.
  • n. See wite.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. an isle and county of southern England in the English Channel
  • n. a human being; `wight' is an archaic term
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    isle    islet    county    person    mortal    individual    someone    soul    somebody   
    Cross Reference
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    weight    whit    bit    jot    swift    nimble    agile   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Bright    Dwight    Knight    Night    White    Wright    alight    allright    alright    beit   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    wretch    wanderer    scamp    vagabond    wench    urchin    suitor