spight
spight is the alternative form of speight.
spight is the obsolete spelling of spite.
Meaning of speight
Noun
speight (plural speights)
- A woodpecker.
Meaning of spite
Noun
spite (usually uncountable, plural spites)
- Ill will or hatred toward another, accompanied with the desire to unjustifiably irritate, annoy, or thwart; a want to disturb or put out another; mild malice.
- He was so filled with spite for his ex-wife, his brother was afraid of what he might do.
- Vexation; chagrin; mortification.
- "The time is out of joint: O cursed spite."c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...
Proper noun capitalized: Spight
Spight (plural Spights)
- A surname.
Forms of spight
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | spights |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | spights |
| present participle | spighting |
| past participle | spighted |
| past | spighted |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Spights |
Questions about spight
- What does spight mean?
- Spight means a surname.
- What is spight the alternative form of?
- Spight is the alternative form of speight.
- What part of speech is spight?
- Spight is a proper noun.
Words near spight in the dictionary
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