Associations to the word «Sprite»

Wiktionary

SPRITE, noun. (mythology) A spirit; a soul; a shade; also, an apparition.
SPRITE, noun. (mythology) An elf; a fairy; a goblin.
SPRITE, noun. The green woodpecker, or yaffle.
SPRITE, noun. (computer graphics) A two-dimensional image or animation that is integrated into a larger scene.
SPRITE, noun. An electrical discharge that occurs high above the cumulonimbus cloud of an active thunderstorm.[1]
SPRITE HALO, noun. (astronomy) (meteorology) an upper atmospheric optical phenomena associated with thunderstorms, diffuse disk shaped glows that precede sprites and propagate downward

Dictionary definition

SPRITE, noun. A small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers.

Wise words

The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds can be done only for God.
Leo Tolstoy