wraithlike
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9.9
- adjective
- /ˈreɪθˌlaɪk/
- As the fog rolled in, wraithlike shapes emerged from the mist, ghostly and ethereal.
- wraithlike figure
Examples
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Shadows and reflection are united, too, in their coldness, their wraithlike nature, prophetic of the afterlife.
Academic text (1995) -
In her mind's eye, she pictured a wraithlike figure coming toward her, knife held high!
Fiction book (1998) -
The son of a wealthy barrel manufacturer who had seen her perform, he became obsessed with her beauty, which was wraithlike and delicate.
Fiction book (1998) -
Breda, the wraithlike blonde, came from Crom.
Fiction book (1991) -
Gretta was a bouncy, pretty young woman, so solid and pleased with herself that beside her, Martha felt wraithlike, transparent, and funereal.
Fiction book (1995) -
She banked around the symmetric limbs of a tall Birchian brancher and spotted wraithlike clouds of steam wafting through a mix of pagoda trees ahead.
Fiction book (2001) -
She moved wraithlike through the dimly lit room, her sheer dress giving her a ghostly appearance.
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The old mansion had a wraithlike quality, with shadows stretching and fading in the flickering candlelight.
Synonyms
36
4.7
Having a pale, quiet look that feels scary
20
5.3
Not a clear or certain idea and often hard to prove
10
7.5
Looking like a ghost and causing fear
2
6.5
Having a pale, thin, and quiet appearance that feels spooky
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9.9
Looking like a ghost and seeming unreal
1
8.6
Pale and motionless like someone who is dead
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5.5
Appears dark and faint, like a shape with unclear edges
1
7.8
Appears like a ghost, not solid or easy to see
Very thin and light, almost hard to see or hear
Antonyms
How Ghostly
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word wraithlike comes from an old Scottish word wraith, meaning 'ghost', plus the ending -like, meaning 'similar to'. So something wraithlike looks thin and shadowy, almost like a ghost.