sprite
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9.2
- noun
- /spraɪt/
- Literature
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duende
- The children were delighted to see a sprite dancing among the flowers in the garden.
And then she goes and finds Erethus the Sprite queen again.
- And then she goes and finds Erethus the Sprite queen again.
Examples
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"I command the animals, and they will not leave this place." So the prince accompanied the sprite to his home.
Fiction book (2000) -
It'’s the story of a water sprite who saved a virgin from a fate worse than death.
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We never saw the wood sprite again.
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One day, the young prince came into the gardens where the sprite sat in jail.
Fiction book (2000) -
Help me in my hour of need." "Do not fear, sweet maid," said the old sprite.
Fiction book (2000) -
As he stood by the river's edge, he was approached by the old wood sprite he had freed so many months before.
Fiction book (2000) -
He's like a delicate forest Sprite, a being of light and perfect goodness.
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Who are these two angelic sprites who bear my lady's train?
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And while they ruled, the wood sprite's blessings touched every crop and harvest.
Fiction book (2000) -
An island nymph sparkled back: a sprite, formed not of earth or flesh, but a swimmer in the sea.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
417
2.7
A small imagined being that looks like a person and has magic
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6.1
A small magical creature with pointed ears that often plays tricks
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8.4
A small magical creature with pointed ears that plays tricks
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9.9
A small magical creature that looks like a person and often plays tricks
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9.9
A small magical creature that looks like a tiny person with wings and often plays tricks
1
9.9
A small humanlike being in stories who can use magic and often plays tricks
A small spirit from stories that lives in lakes or ponds
Compounds
How Playful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sprite comes from the old word spirit, which means 'spirit' or 'breath'. So a sprite is like a small 'spirit', a tiny playful magical being.