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wights

noun

plural of wight
as in men
a member of the human race what unfortunate wight would be out and about in such foul weather?

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Recent Examples of wights Try brooklinen's down comfortable, available in three wights and named a winner in Real Simple's Sleep Awards 2025 or the Dream Brushed Cotton Sateen Comforter, a Pottery Barn bestseller now available in new colors. — Claire Peltier, ABC News, 2 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wights
  1. men
  2. creatures
  3. people
  4. lives
  5. guys
  6. things
  7. humans
  8. souls
Noun
  • Founder David Vargas coaches members — the gym is men-only — on everything from their diets to their relationships with their families.
    — Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Three years later, Wuornos began her killing spree, fatally shooting seven men in Florida between 1989 and 1990.
    — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of men
Noun
  • Riparian habitats, like creeks flowing through canyons, are home to sensitive creatures including California newts, frogs and toads.
    — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Director/co-writer Zach Cregger has fashioned a movie with original characters set in the world of the games, where a virus outbreak caused by the nefarious Umbrella Corporation threatens the world with zombies and other hard-to-re-kill creatures.
    — Jesse Hassenger, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of creatures
Noun
  • Another 13 people were wounded on downtown Sacramento’s K Street and 10th Street, in what became the deadliest mass shooting in the city’s history.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2026
  • Organizers say more than 125,000 people are expected throughout the event, bringing in millions of dollars for the local economy.
    — Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 19 June 2026
Definition of people
Noun
  • Tragedies aside, some decent people lead happy lives and many do not; some wicked people suffer and many do not.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
  • So while high-dimensional spheres might not exist in the physical world, our digital lives run more smoothly because of them.
    — Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of lives
Noun
  • The Chicago White Sox’s strength for most of this crazy season has been their bullpen depth, with Grant Taylor, Bryan Hudson, Sean Newcomb and now Hagen Smith as their main leverage guys.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The locals don't even blink at the sight of guys like this who are about to delete 32 beers.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of guys
Noun
  • But thankfully, Lisa Hochstein’s lingerie party sets things back on course.
    — Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Venus in your daily-life zone connects awkwardly with Uranus in your sign, increasing your appetite for novelty, movement, or a different way of doing things.
    — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of things
Noun
  • To have or not to have pheromones Scientists have yet to find conclusive evidence about whether humans have or are able to detect pheromones.
    — Devika Rao, TheWeek, 22 Sep. 2026
  • What becomes viable when AI handles the routine and humans handle the judgment?
    — Sumeet Salwan, Forbes.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of humans
Noun
  • The play becomes an intellectual exercise — often a technically compelling one, and one that thankfully observes the comedy of Chekhov’s struggling souls as much as their tragedy.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Organizers say people need to get back to their human bodies to express their souls, rather than communicate through screens and online.
    — Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of souls

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“Wights.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wights. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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