sprite
Any of various supernatural beings, loosely definedAny of various supernatural beings, loosely defined: A spirit; a soul; a shade.
» I am a little world made cunningly of elements, and an angelic sprite.
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8 sensesAny of various supernatural beings, loosely defined:
A spirit; a soul; a shade.
Geist, Erscheinung, Seele
духdux, душа́dušá, при́зракprízrak
An apparition; a ghost.
An elf, fairy, or goblin; one with a small humanlike physical body.
Kobold, Elf, Elfe
эльфelʹf, фе́яféja, го́блинgóblin
A two-dimensional image or animation that is integrated into a larger scene.
Sprite
спрайтsprajt
A large electrical discharge that occurs high above the cumulonimbus cloud of an active thunderstorm, which appears as a luminous red or orange flash.
Sprite, Kobold
спрайтsprajt
The green woodpecker, or yaffle (Picus viridis).
Any of various African damselflies of the genus Pseudagrion (of which, Australian species are named riverdamsels).
A spayed female ferret.
- a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
Examples
2 sentencesI am a little world made cunningly of elements, and an angelic sprite.
Sami was only drinking Sprite.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 2
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Origin
From Middle English sprite, spryt, spreyte, from Old French esprit (“spirit”), from LatinFrom Middle English sprite, spryt, spreyte, from Old French esprit (“spirit”), from Latin spīritus. Doublet of spirit, spiritus, spirytus, spright, and esprit.
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