sprite

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.

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

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sprite [spraɪt]

n

1. (Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) (in folklore) a nimble elflike creature, esp one associated with water

2. a small dainty person

3. (Group Games / Games, other than specified) an icon in a computer game which can be manoeuvred around the screen by means of a joystick, etc.

[from Old French esprit, from Latin spīritus spirit¹]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

sprite - a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers faerie, faery, fairy, fay 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

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sprite

noun spirit, fairy, elf, nymph, brownie, pixie, apparition, imp, goblin, leprechaun, peri, dryad, naiad, sylph, Oceanid (Greek myth) a scampering puckish sprite

Translations

sprite [spraɪt] N → elfo m, duende m

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sprite [ˈspraɪt] n → lutin m

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sprite

n → Elf m, → Elfe f; → Kobold m (also Comput: icon); water/wood sprite → Wasser-/Waldgeist m

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sprite [spraɪt] n → elfo, folletto

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sprite

n sprite [sprait]

an elf or fairy a water-sprite. elfie جِنِّي، عِفْريت фея víla alf; fe der Geist ξωτικό haldjas پري haltija lutin פְּיָה परी, भूत, बेताल malik, vilenjak tündér peri álfur folletto, spiritello 妖精 요정 elfas elfa; feja; gariņš pari-pari elf alv, fe duszek duende spiriduş эльф; фея víla, škriatok škrat vila fe, älva เทพยดา peri, cin 鬼怪，精靈 ельф; фея پری یا بھوت yêu quái 鬼怪，精灵