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1wight

noun \ˈwīt\

Definition of WIGHT

:  a living being :  creature; especially :  a human being
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Origin of WIGHT

Middle English, creature, thing, from Old English wiht; akin to Old High German wiht creature, thing, Old Church Slavic veštĭ thing
First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to WIGHT

Synonyms
baby, being, bird, bod [British], body, character, cookie (or cooky), creature, customer, devil, duck, egg, face, fish, guy, head, human being, individual, life, man, mortal, party, person, personage, scout, slob, sort, soul, specimen, stiff, thing, human

Rhymes with WIGHT

bight, bite, blight, bright, byte, cite, dight, dite, fight, flight, fright, height, hight, kite, knight, krait, kyte, light, lite, might, mite, night, plight, quite, right, rite, sight, site, sleight, slight, smite, spite, sprite, tight, trite, white, wite, wright, write

2wight

adjective

Definition of WIGHT

archaic
:  valiant, stalwart

Origin of WIGHT

Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse vīgr skilled in fighting (neuter vīgt); akin to Old English wīgan to fight — more at victor
First Known Use: 13th century

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4 ENTRIES FOUND:
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  2. Isle of Wight disease
  3. Isle of Wight
  4. Wight, Isle of
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