fairy, faery, faerie, fay, sprite
(noun) a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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”)
• (supernatural creature): See goblin (hostile)
• Pitres, Presti, Priest, esprit, priest, respit, retips, ripest, sitrep, stripe, tripes
Sprite (plural Sprites)
A colourless, caffeine-free, lemon and lime-flavoured soft drink.
• 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
26 June 2025
(adverb) in a dispirited manner without hope; “the first Mozartian opera to be subjected to this curious treatment ran dispiritedly for five performances”
Decaffeinated coffee is not caffeine-free. Studies from the National Institute of Health (US) have shown that virtually all decaf coffee types contain caffeine. A 236-ml (8-oz) cup of decaf coffee contains up to 7 mg of caffeine, whereas a regular cup provided 70-140 mg.
