Wight

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  • noun. A living being; a creature.
  • adjective. Valorous; brave.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. See wite.
  • noun. A person, whether male or female; a human being: as, an unlucky wight.
  • noun. A preternatural, unearthly, or uncanny creature; an elf, sprite, witch, or the like.
  • noun. A space of time; a whit; a while.
  • noun. A Middle English form of weight.
  • Having warlike prowess; valiant; courageous; strong and active; agile; nimble; swift.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Weight.
  • adjective. Swift; nimble; agile; strong and active.
  • noun. A whit; a bit; a jot.
  • noun. A supernatural being.
  • noun. A human being; a person, either male or female; -- now used chiefly in irony or burlesque, or in humorous language.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Brave, valorous, strong.
  • adjective. Strong; stout; active.
  • noun. A living creature, especially a human being.
  • noun. A being of one of the Nine Worlds of heathen belief, especially a nature spirit, elf or ancestor.
  • noun. A ghost or other supernatural entity.
  • noun. A wraith-like creature.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. an isle and county of southern England in the English Channel
  • noun. a human being; `wight' is an archaic term
  • Word Usage
    "The unfortunate wight is the one who can take many glasses without betraying a sign, who must take numerous glasses in order to get the "kick.""
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    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    county  individual  isle  islet  mortal  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Bright  Dwight  Knight  Night  White  
    Same Context
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    scamp  suitor  urchin  vagabond  wanderer  
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    agile  bit  jot  nimble  swift