Meaning ofspritein English

Noun

1. a supernatural being; spirit or soul
2. a ghostly apparition
3. a small mythical creature (elf, fairy, goblin'
   The legend tells of a sprite that lived in the forest.
4. a luminous flash above a thunderstorm cloud
   A bright sprite appeared in the sky during the storm.
5. a type of woodpecker (green); bird
   The birdwatcher spotted a sprite woodpecker in the trees.
6. a spayed female ferret
   The veterinarian recommended spaying the female ferret to make it a sprite.
7. a creature's frame of mind; disposition
   The athlete's sprite was affected by the tough training schedule.
8. a person's spirit; soul
   The old man's sprite was at peace after reconciling with his family.
9. a supernatural being; spirit
   The villagers believed in the existence of a sprite that haunted the old mansion.
10. a type of short arrow
    The archer used a sprite to hunt small game in the forest.
11. a soul or shade (of a person)
    The ancient culture believed that every person had a sprite that lived on after death.
12. a ghostly apparition
    The tourists claimed to have seen a sprite in the abandoned mansion at midnight.
13. a type of woodpecker; green bird
    The ornithologist studied the sprite woodpecker's unique mating habits.
14. electrical discharge above thunderstorms
    The satellite captured an image of a sprite above the intense thunderstorm.
15. mythical being (elf, fairy, goblin)
    The villagers believed that a mischievous sprite lived in the nearby woods.
16. 2D image in computer graphics
    The game developer created a sprite of a running character for the new video game.
17. a type of African damselfly (Pseudagrion genus)
    The entomologist studied the sprite damselfly's unique characteristics.