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sprite

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sprite also spright  (sprt)
n.
1. A small or elusive supernatural being; an elf or pixie.
2. An elflike person.
3. A specter or ghost.
4. Archaic A soul.
5. Meteorology A large, dim, red flash that appears above active thunderstorms in conjunction with lightning.

[Middle English spreit, from Old French esprit, from Latin spritus; see spirit.]

sprite
Noun
1. (in folklore) a fairy or elf
2. an icon in a computer game which can be manoeuvred around the screen [Latin spiritus spirit]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.spritesprite - a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
spiritual being, supernatural being - an incorporeal being believed to have powers to affect the course of human events
elf, gremlin, imp, pixie, pixy, hob, brownie - (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
fairy godmother - a female character in some fairy stories who has magical powers and can bring unexpected good fortune to the hero or heroine
gnome, dwarf - a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure
Morgan le Fay - (Arthurian legend) a wicked enchantress who was the half sister and enemy of King Arthur
Puck, Robin Goodfellow - a mischievous sprite of English folklore
Oberson - (Middle Ages) the king of the fairies and husband of Titania in medieval folklore
Titania - (Middle Ages) the queen of the fairies in medieval folklore
tooth fairy - a fairy that is said to leave money at night under a child's pillow to compensate for a baby tooth falling out
water spirit, water sprite, water nymph - a fairy that inhabits water

sprite
Translations
French sprite [spraɪt] nlutin m
German sprite [spraɪt] nKobold m
Italian sprite [spraɪt] nelfo, folletto

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If a good thought passed through a man's mind, then a grin was seen in the mirror, and the sprite laughed heartily at his clever discovery.
At mid-afternoon I was at my desk, trying to work, and this sprite had been making it impossible for half an hour.
advancing to me eagerly along the causeway seemed the very sprite of Alastor himself
 
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