SPRITE

fairy, faery, faerie, fay, sprite

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


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


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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Word of the Day

3 February 2025

CRAZY

(adjective) possessed by inordinate excitement; “the crowd went crazy”; “was crazy to try his new bicycle”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.

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