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sprite
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sprite

noun \ˈsprīt\

Definition of SPRITE

1
a archaic : soul
b : a disembodied spirit : ghost
2
a : elf, fairy
b : an elfish person
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Examples of SPRITE

  1. <the child insisted that he'd seen a sprite hiding in the garden>
  2. <told hair-raising stories of sprites and spectral ships>

Origin of SPRITE

Middle English sprit, from Anglo-French espriz, espirit spirit, sprite — more at spirit
First Known Use: 14th century

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Synonyms
brownie, dwarf, elf, faerie (also faery), fay, gnome, goblin, gremlin, hobgoblin, kobold, leprechaun, pixie (also pixy), puck, fairy, troll

Other Mythology and Folklore Terms

elysian, fay, muse, nimbus, phoenix

Rhymes with SPRITE

bight, bite, blight, bright, byte, cite, dight, dite, fight, flight, fright, height, hight, kite, knight, krait, kyte, light, lite, might, mite, night, plight, quite, right, rite, sight, site, sleight, slight, smite, spite, tight, trite, white, wight, wite, wright, write

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