sprite en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /spɹaɪt/
- sprīt
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Middle English sprite, spryt, spreyte, from Old French esprit (“spirit”), from Latin spīritus. Doublet of spirit, spiritus, spirytus, spright, and esprit. (computer graphics): First used by Danny Hillis at Texas Instruments in the late 1970s. (meteorology): An acronym for Stratospheric Perturbations Resulting from Intense Thunderstorm Electrification.
Meanings
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Any of various supernatural beings, loosely defined: ▸ A spirit; a soul; a shade.
He who torments the chafer's sprite Weaves a bower in endless night.
1803, William Blake, Auguries of Innocence:
- Any of various supernatural beings, loosely defined: ▸ An apparition; a ghost.
- Any of various supernatural beings, loosely defined: ▸ An elf, fairy, or goblin; one with a small humanlike physical body.
- A two-dimensional image or animation that is integrated into a larger scene.
- A large electrical discharge that occurs high above the cumulonimbus cloud of an active thunderstorm, which appears as a luminous red or orange flash.
- 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.
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(alt-of, alternative, obsolete) Alternative form of spright (“frame of mind, disposition”).
alt of spright
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sprites | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| spright | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Deriveds
spritish · spritemap · spriter · sprite comic · spritely · sprite halo · sprelve · spritework · water sprite · red sprite · Spridget · spritesheet · spritelike · spriteful · spritehood · resprite · pool sprite · metasprite
Descendants
Relateds
Synonyms
goblin (supernatural creature)
Translations (52)
fi keijusalama (electrical discharges that occur high above the cumulonimbus cloud of an active thunderstorm) · gd luspardan (an elf; a fairy; a goblin) · mi rangipokohu (an elf; a fairy; a goblin) · cs zjevení (a spirit; a soul; a shade; also, an apparition) · fi sprite (a two-dimensional image or animation that is integrated into a larger scene) · de Kobold (an elf; a fairy; a goblin) · de Elfin (an elf; a fairy; a goblin) · ga sprid (a spirit; a soul; a shade; also, an apparition) · ca follet (an elf; a fairy; a goblin) · de Kobold (electrical discharges that occur high above the cumulonimbus cloud of an active thunderstorm) · bg фея (an elf; a fairy; a goblin) · ru го́блин (an elf; a fairy; a goblin) · de Sprite (a two-dimensional image or animation that is integrated into a larger scene) · ru душа́ (a spirit; a soul; a shade; also, an apparition) · sw kizimwi (an elf; a fairy; a goblin) · ru спрайт (an elf; a fairy; a goblin) · el δαιμονικό (a spirit; a soul; a shade; also, an apparition) · ru дух (a spirit; a soul; a shade; also, an apparition) · cmn 紅色精靈 /红色精灵 (electrical discharges that occur high above the cumulonimbus cloud of an active thunderstorm) · ang ielf (an elf; a fairy; a goblin) · de Erscheinung (a spirit; a soul; a shade; also, an apparition) · ru спрайт (electrical discharges that occur high above the cumulonimbus cloud of an active thunderstorm) · cs přízrak (a spirit; a soul; a shade; also, an apparition) · ru привиде́ние (a spirit; a soul; a shade; also, an apparition) · ru при́зрак (a spirit; a soul; a shade; also, an apparition) · ru домово́й (an elf; a fairy; a goblin) · de Sprite (electrical discharges that occur high above the cumulonimbus cloud of an active thunderstorm) · cmn 精靈圖 /精灵图 (a two-dimensional image or animation that is integrated into a larger scene) · ru фе́я (an elf; a fairy; a goblin) · de Elfe (an elf; a fairy; a goblin) · de Elf (an elf; a fairy; a goblin) · bg елф (an elf; a fairy; a goblin) · ru ле́ший (an elf; a fairy; a goblin) · sv sprite (a two-dimensional image or animation that is integrated into a larger scene) · bg дух (a spirit; a soul; a shade; also, an apparition) · fi keiju (an elf; a fairy; a goblin) · ru эльф (an elf; a fairy; a goblin) · cs skřítek (an elf; a fairy; a goblin) · fr farfadet (electrical discharges that occur high above the cumulonimbus cloud of an active thunderstorm) · de Geist (a spirit; a soul; a shade; also, an apparition) · el πνεύμα (a spirit; a soul; a shade; also, an apparition) · ja スプライト (a two-dimensional image or animation that is integrated into a larger scene) · cmn 拼合圖 /拼合图 (a two-dimensional image or animation that is integrated into a larger scene) · de Seele (a spirit; a soul; a shade; also, an apparition) · cmn 雪碧圖 /雪碧图 (a two-dimensional image or animation that is integrated into a larger scene) · ru спрайт (a two-dimensional image or animation that is integrated into a larger scene) · eo elfo (an elf; a fairy; a goblin) · es duendecillo (an elf; a fairy; a goblin) · cmn 精靈 /精灵 (a two-dimensional image or animation that is integrated into a larger scene) · cs duch (a spirit; a soul; a shade; also, an apparition) · fi henki (a spirit; a soul; a shade; also, an apparition) · fi haltija (an elf; a fairy; a goblin)