sprite

UK /spɹaɪt/ US /spɹaɪt/

noun 5verb 1name 1

Definitions

noun

Any of various supernatural beings, loosely defined:

He who torments the chafer's sprite Weaves a bower in endless night.

Any of various supernatural beings, loosely defined:

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.

verb

To draw a (specifically) pixel art sprite.

sprited the new NPCs

name

A colourless, caffeine-free, lemon and lime-flavoured soft drink.

Collocations

ADJ.

angelic, elusive, mellow

VERB + SPRITE

drinking, like, wind-blown

SPRITE + NOUN

bower, finger

PREP.

through, with

ADV.

always, only

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a small being, human in form, playful and having magical pow

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

He who torments the chafer's sprite Weaves a bower in endless night.

Wiktionary

sprited the new NPCs

Wiktionary

I am a little world made cunningly of elements, and an angelic sprite.

Tatoeba · #3578150

She had come dancing up the lane, like a wind-blown sprite, through the mellow sunshine and lazy shadows of the August evening.

Tatoeba · #5833748

Sami was only drinking Sprite.

Tatoeba · #7289247

The world has not yet seen enough of joy. It bears the reputation of an elusive sprite with finger always at lip bidding farewell.

Tatoeba · #8327848

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, sprite is marked as informal. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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