Definitions for wraith
reɪθwraith

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ghost, shade, spook, wraith, specter, spectrenoun

   a mental representation of some haunting experience

   "he looked like he had seen a ghost"; "it aroused specters from his past"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. wraithnoun

   A ghost or specter, especially seen just after a person's death.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. wraith

   A wraith is a type of ghost or spirit, often seen as an apparition or specter, typically thought to represent someone who is deceased. It is used in folklore and fantasy literature to describe a spirit or ghostly creature that is associated with death and despair. The term can also refer to a faint trace or remnant of something that no longer exists.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. Wraithnoun

   an apparition of a person in his exact likeness, seen before death, or a little after; hence, an apparition; a specter; a vision; an unreal image

2. Wraithnoun

   sometimes, improperly, a spirit thought to preside over the waters; -- called also water wraith

3. Etymology: [Scot. wraith, warth; probably originally, a guardian angel, from Icel. vrr a warden, guardian, akin to E. ward. See Ward a guard.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Wraith

   rāth, n. a spectre: an apparition in the exact likeness of a person seen before or soon after his death. [Cf. dial. form warth, an apparition; prob. orig. having the sense of 'guardian spirit'—Ice. vörthr, a guardian.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. WRAITH

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Wraith is ranked #103181 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Wraith surname appeared 174 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Wraith.
   
   81.6% or 142 total occurrences were White.
   12.6% or 22 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

Matched Categories

1. • Apparition

How to pronounce wraith?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say wraith in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of wraith in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of wraith in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=wraith
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wraith
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wraith
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=wraith
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html