Wright vs Fright - What's the difference?
wright | fright |
A state of terror excited by the sudden appearance of danger; sudden and violent fear, usually of short duration; a sudden alarm.
* 1994 , (Stephen Fry), (The Hippopotamus) Chapter 2:
Anything strange, ugly or shocking, producing a feeling of alarm or aversion.
* 1819 , Lord Byron, Don Juan , I:
As nouns the difference between wright and fright
is that wright is a builder or creator of something while fright is a state of terror excited by the sudden appearance of danger; sudden and violent fear, usually of short duration; a sudden alarm.As verbs the difference between wright and fright
is that wright is misspelling of lang=en while fright is to frighten.As a proper noun Wright
is {{surname|British occupational|from=occupations}} from a maker of machinery; found in many combinations such as Cartwright.wright
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) wyrhta, from (etyl) .Derived terms
* boatwright * cartwright * housewright * millwright * playwright * plowwright, ploughwright * shipwright * wainwright * wheelwrightEtymology 2
fright
English
Noun
(wikipedia fright)- With a bolt of fright he remembered that there was no bathroom in the Hobhouse Room. He leapt along the corridor in a panic, stopping by the long-case clock at the end where he flattened himself against the wall.
- Her maids were old, and if she took a new one,
- You might be sure she was a perfect fright ;
- She did this during even her husband's life
- I recommend as much to every wife.