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Noun: wight  wIt
Usage: archaic
  1. A malevolent or haunting spirit
    "The ancient castle was said to be haunted by wights";
    - wraith
     
  2. A living being
    "Strange wights were said to haunt the ancient forest";
    - creature [archaic]
Noun: Wight  wIt
  1. An isle and county of southern England in the English Channel
    - Isle of Wight, IOW

Sounds like: wight, wite

Derived forms: wights

Type of: being, county, ghost, isle, islet, organism

Part of: British Isles, English Channel

Encyclopedia: Wight, Michael