American English pronunciation

How to pronounce wight

IPA transcription: ['waɪt]

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Noun

  • a human being; `wight' is an archaic term

  • an isle and county of southern England in the English Channel

Usage examples

  • She followed this with a similar project for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
  • The reviews within the book include Colin Wight's Do I agree with it?
  • Originally, Isle of Wight County, was named Warrosquyoake Shire.
  • It was designed by the architect firm Wight and Wight.
  • He was an executive fellow of Timothy Dwight College.
  • President Dwight Eisenhower signed the legislation a few days later.
  • Belle attended Dwight Morrow High School where she studied trombone, tuba and steel drums.
  • One of the Doughboys' original coaches was a young captain named Dwight D. Eisenhower.
  • He grew up in Englewood, New Jersey, where he attended Dwight Morrow High School.
  • Senator and Diplomat Dwight Morrow and uncle of Anne Morrow Lindbergh.