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Definition of Sprite
1. Noun. A small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers.
Generic synonyms: Spiritual Being, Supernatural Being
Specialized synonyms: Brownie, Elf, Gremlin, Hob, Imp, Pixie, Pixy, Fairy Godmother, Dwarf, Gnome, Morgan Le Fay, Puck, Robin Goodfellow, Oberson, Titania, Tooth Fairy, Water Nymph, Water Spirit, Water Sprite
Definition of Sprite
1. n. A spirit; a soul; a shade; also, an apparition. See Spright.
Definition of Sprite
1. Noun. (mythology) A spirit; a soul; a shade; also, an apparition. ¹
2. Noun. (mythology) An elf; a fairy; a goblin. ¹
3. Noun. The green woodpecker, or yaffle. ¹
4. Noun. (computer graphics) A two-dimensional image or animation that is integrated into a larger scene. ¹
5. Noun. An electrical discharge that occurs high above the cumulonimbus cloud of an active thunderstorm.[1] ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sprite
1. an elf or fairy [n -S]
Medical Definition of Sprite
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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.
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Sprite
Literary usage of Sprite
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Knickerbocker: Or, New-York Monthly Magazine by Charles Fenno Hoffman, Timothy Flint, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew (1851)
"Regal ! for this sprite so tiny is indeed a potentate, Powerful, though they be so
... Down among us comes the jocund sprite ; Toucheth not, at first, ..."
2. A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson, John Walker, Robert S. Jameson (1828)
"SPRIGHTLY, (sprite'-le) a. Gay; brisk; lively ; vigorous ; airy ... sprite, (sprite)
ns [Contracted from s/ii-ii.] A spirit; an incorporeal agent. ..."
3. Scandinavian Folk-lore: Illustrations of the Traditional Beliefs of the by William Alexander Craigie (1896)
"The Sea-sprite. THE sea-sprite is seen after sunset standing on out-lying reefs,
and when men row out to fish he calls upon them ..."
4. The Foreign Quarterly Review by Theodore Foster (1843)
"Gaffer Michael and the Water sprite Had dealings fair and good, ... Ay, eat fish
with a Water sprite ! Who knows what good may come of it J Gaffer Michael ..."
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