Wisp – Meaning, Definition, Synonyms and Antonyms
Wisp is used as a “Noun” in the English grammar.
Meaning:
A wisp is a small, thin, and often fleeting piece or strand of something, typically light and insubstantial.
Definition:
It can refer to physical objects like a wisp of smoke curling upwards, a wisp of hair escaping a hairstyle, or a wisp of straw carried by the wind. These physical wisps share the characteristic of being delicate, easily dispersed, and often transient. Figuratively, “wisp” describes something faint, vague, or barely perceptible, such as a wisp of a memory, a wisp of a smile, or a wisp of hope. You may also see related vocabulary such as a whisper, which is similarly light and not fully pronounced.
Example Sentences:
- A Wisp of smoke curled lazily from the chimney, disappearing into the clear blue sky.
- She brushed a Wisp of hair away from her face.
- There was only a Wisp of a smile on his lips, hinting at his amusement.
- He clung to the last Wisp of hope that she would return.
- A Wisp of fog drifted across the field, obscuring the distant trees.
Wisp Synonyms:
- Strand
- Filament
- Thread
- Shred
- Puff
- Whisk (as in quickly moving or dispersing something lightly)
- Whistle (in contexts where something is thin and brief)
Wisp Antonyms:
- Mass
- Bulk
- Whole
- Cluster
- Heap
- Wit (not a direct opposite, but sometimes contrasts “subtle” with “substantial” in meaning)
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