sprite
or spright
(in folklore) an elf, fairy, or goblin.
Origin of sprite
1synonym study For sprite
Other words from sprite
- spritehood, noun
- spriteless, adjective
- spritelike, adjective
Words that may be confused with sprite
- spirit, sprite
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How to use sprite in a sentence
And truly, Blake Lively and your fellow band of woodland sprites with spreadsheets, that is fine.
Packs of bikini-clad sprites rub shoulders with shirtless bros rocking armbands.
The words danced in her head, like circles of little sprites carrying alluring wreaths of roses.
The Daughters of Danaus | Mona CairdPower was deaf and blind to the pandemonium and its sprites: he had eyes only for the two people seated in the coach.
The Terms of Surrender | Louis TracyThe witch went through all the ceremonies formerly performed, and the sprites acted their parts.
The Mysteries of All Nations | James Grant
It might have been the same wind sprites that carry the seeds of the laurel and the pine so far up the mountain flanks.
The Adventures of a Grain of Dust | Hallam HawksworthSome became wood sprites and mountain gnomes, living in the trees, in the rivers, and under ground.
Folk-lore in Borneo | William Henry Furness
British Dictionary definitions for sprite
/ (spraɪt) /
(in folklore) a nimble elflike creature, esp one associated with water
a small dainty person
an icon in a computer game which can be manoeuvred around the screen by means of a joystick, etc
Origin of sprite
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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