SPRITE

fairy, faery, faerie, fay, sprite

(noun) a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

sprite (plural sprites)

(mythology) A spirit; a soul; a shade

An apparition; ghost

(mythology) An elf; a fairy; a goblin.

The green woodpecker, or yaffle.

(computer graphics) A two-dimensional image or animation that is integrated into a larger scene.

An electrical discharge that occurs high above the cumulonimbus cloud of an active thunderstorm.

A spayed female ferret.

(obsolete) Alternative form of spright (“frame of mind, disposition”)

Synonyms

• (supernatural creature): See goblin (hostile)

Anagrams

• Pitres, Presti, Priest, esprit, priest, respit, retips, ripest, sitrep, stripe, tripes

Proper noun

Sprite (plural Sprites)

A colourless, caffeine-free, lemon and lime-flavoured soft drink.

Anagrams

• Pitres, Presti, Priest, esprit, priest, respit, retips, ripest, sitrep, stripe, tripes

Source: Wiktionary

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Sprite, n. Etym: [OE. sprit, F. esprit, fr. L. spiritus. See Spirit, and cf. Sprightly.]

1. A spirit; a soul; a shade; also, an apparition. See Spright. Gaping graves received the wandering, guilty sprite. Dryden.

2. An elf; a fairy; a goblin.

3. (Zoöl.)

Definition: The green woodpecker, or yaffle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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