different between wraith vs fury

English

Etymology

First attested 1513, in a Middle Scots translation of the Aeneid.

The word has no certain etymology. J. R. R. Tolkien favored a link with writhe. Also compared are Scots warth and Old Norse v?rðr (“watcher, guardian”), whence Icelandic vörður (“guard”). See also wray/bewray, from Middle English wreien. Perhaps from wrath as a wraith is a vengeful spirit.

Pronunciation

• enPR: r?th, IPA^(key): /?e??/
• Rhymes: -e??

Noun

wraith (plural wraiths)

1. A ghost or specter, especially a person's likeness seen just after their death.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:ghost
2. (slang, African-American Vernacular, MLE) A showy motor vehicle, a ”whip”.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:automobile

Derived terms

• wraithish
• wraithful
• wraithlike

Translations

Further reading

• wraith on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• wraith in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)

References

English

Etymology 1

From Old French furie, from Latin furia (“rage”)

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?fj???i/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?fj??i/
• Rhymes: -???i

Noun

fury (countable and uncountable, plural furies)

1. Extreme anger.
2. Strength or violence in action.
3. An angry or malignant person.

Derived terms

• furious

Translations

Etymology 2

Latin fur (“thief”).

Noun

fury (plural furies)

1. (obsolete) A thief.

   • Have an eye to your plate, for there be furies.

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fu.r?/

Noun

fury f

1. inflection of fura:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural