Man and Wight

Man

Man noun - A member of the human race.
Usage example: every man has a responsibility to safeguard the planet

Wight and man are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wight" instead a noun "Man".

Nearby Words: manly, manful, manhood, manliness, manfully

Wight

Wight noun - A member of the human race.
Usage example: what unfortunate wight would be out and about in such foul weather?

Man and wight are semantically related. You can use "Man" instead a noun "Wight".

Both words in one sentence

  • Wagstaff: If icky girl keep talking that way, big stwong man gonna kick all her teef wight down her thwoat.
    Source: Baby Talk
  • Literature / The Day of the Triffids Baby Factory: a non-enforced version appears in the Isle of Wight, where blind and sighted women live in great houses together, having children with any man they choose, and taking care of the children communally.
  • Creator / James Herriot However, as a private man with no wish to incur the wrath of the people he still lived and worked among, Wight did deliberately set out to ensure none of his subjects would be recognised, or recognise themselves.
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