sprite

The definition of a sprite is an imaginary being or spirit.

(noun)

An example of a sprite is a fairy.

See sprite in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

Origin: ME sprit < OFr esprit < L spiritus, spirit

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also spright

noun

A small or elusive supernatural being; an elf or pixie.
An elflike person.
A specter or ghost.
Archaic A soul.
Meteorology A large, dim, red flash that appears above active thunderstorms in conjunction with lightning.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English spreit

Origin: , from Old French esprit

Origin: , from Latin spīritus; see Spirit

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