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noun
- 1. a person of a specified kind: "he always was an unlucky wight"
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The meaning of WIGHT is a living being : creature; especially : a human being.
WIGHT definition: 1. a ghost, or a dead person who has come back to life 2. a ghost, or a dead person who has come…. Learn more.
WIGHT meaning: 1. a ghost, or a dead person who has come back to life 2. a ghost, or a dead person who has come…. Learn more.
A wight is a being or thing. This general meaning is shared by cognate terms in Germanic languages, however the usage of the term varies greatly over time and between regions.
noun. Isle of Wight. an island and county of S England in the English Channel. Administrative centre: Newport. Pop: 136 300 (2003 est). Area: 380 sq km (147 sq miles) wight.
Jun 11, 2024 · 3 meanings: archaic a human being archaic strong and brave; valiant → See Isle of Wight.... Click for more definitions.
Define wight. wight synonyms, wight pronunciation, wight translation, English dictionary definition of wight. n. Obsolete A living being; a creature. adj. Archaic Valorous; brave.
noun. wights. A living being; creature. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A human being; person. Webster's New World. (paganism) A being of one of the Nine Worlds of heathen belief, especially a nature spirit, elf or ancestor. Wiktionary. (poetic) A ghost or other supernatural entity. Wiktionary. Synonyms: creature. isle-of-wight. adjective
Definition of wight noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
How to use . wight in a sentenceHere he “found another kind of people” from the complaisant inhabitants of the Isle of wight.
