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- [reyth]
- /reɪθ/
- /rˈeɪθlaɪk/
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- [reyth]
- /reɪθ/
Definitions of wraithlike word
- noun wraithlike an apparition of a living person supposed to portend his or her death. 1
- noun wraithlike a visible spirit. 1
- noun wraithlike Resembling a wraith; ghostly. 1
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Origin of wraithlike
First appearance:
before 1505 One of the 26% oldest English words
1505-15; originally Scots; origin uncertain
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Parts of speech for Wraithlike
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
wraithlike popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 72% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
Synonyms for wraithlike
adjective wraithlike
- ghostlike — the soul of a dead person, a disembodied spirit imagined, usually as a vague, shadowy or evanescent form, as wandering among or haunting living persons.
- spectral — of or relating to a specter; ghostly; phantom.
- ghostly — of, characteristic of, or resembling a ghost; phantasmal; spectral.
- ethereal — Extremely delicate and light in a way that seems too perfect for this world.
- supernatural — of, relating to, or being above or beyond what is natural; unexplainable by natural law or phenomena; abnormal.
Antonyms for wraithlike
adjective wraithlike
- beautiful — A beautiful person is very attractive to look at.
- comforting — If you say that something is comforting, you mean it makes you feel less worried or unhappy.
- delightful — If you describe something or someone as delightful, you mean they are very pleasant.
- good — Graph-Oriented Object Database
- great — unusually or comparatively large in size or dimensions: A great fire destroyed nearly half the city.
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