Sprite
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /spɹaɪt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Sprite is a noun meaning (mythology) Any of various supernatural beings, loosely defined:.
Meaning
(mythology) Any of various supernatural beings, loosely defined:.
More Meanings
- (computer graphics) A two-dimensional image or animation that is integrated into a larger scene.
- The green woodpecker, or yaffle (Picus viridis).
- (entomology) Any of various African damselflies of the genus Pseudagrion (of which, Australian species are named riverdamsels).
- A spayed female ferret.
- (art, informal) To draw a (specifically) pixel art sprite.
- (meteorology) A large electrical discharge that occurs high above the cumulonimbus cloud of an active thunderstorm, which appears as a luminous red or orange flash.
- (obsolete) Alternative form of spright (“frame of mind, disposition”).
Example Sentences
sprited the new NPCs
Word Forms
- sprites
- spright
- spriting
- sprited
Synonyms for sprite
Depending on context, synonyms include goblin, fairy, faerie, faery.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include faery, faerie, fairy, pixie, elf, pixy.
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