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    wight
    /wʌɪt/

    noun

    • 1. a person of a specified kind: "he always was an unlucky wight"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishWIGHT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    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.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › wightWight Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of WIGHT is a living being : creature; especially : a human being.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryWIGHT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    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.

  5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › WightWight - Wikipedia

    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.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › wightWIGHT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    1. / waɪt / noun. archaic. a human being. Wight. 2. / waɪt / 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)

  7. www.yourdictionary.com › wightWight Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    adjective. Valorous; brave. American Heritage. Strong, brisk, active, brave, etc. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Other Word Forms of Wight. Noun. Singular: wight. Plural:

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › wightWight - definition of wight by The Free Dictionary

    Define wight. wight synonyms, wight pronunciation, wight translation, English dictionary definition of wight. n. Obsolete A living being; a creature. adj. Archaic Valorous; brave. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionwight noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of wight noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. www.oed.com › dictionary › wight_adjwight, adj. & adv. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    What does the word wight mean? There are eight meanings listed in OED's entry for the word wight, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status. OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions.

  11. www.dictionary.com › browse › wightWight Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023 How to use wight in a sentence Here he “found another kind of people” from the complaisant inhabitants of the Isle of wight .