Meanings
sprite1
nounsprite (plural sprites)
plural sprites · alternative obsolete spright
- Any of various supernatural beings, loosely defined:
- human sciencesAn apparition; a ghost.
- computer graphicsA two-dimensional image or animation that is integrated into a larger scene.
- climatologyA large electrical discharge that occurs high above the cumulonimbus cloud of an active thunderstorm, which appears as a luminous red or orange flash.
- The green woodpecker, or yaffle (Picus viridis).
- biologyAny of various African damselflies of the genus Pseudagrion (of which, Australian species are named riverdamsels).
- alternativeobsoleteAlternative form of spright (“frame of mind, disposition”).
verbsprite (third-person singular simple present sprites, present participle spriting, simple past and past participle sprited)
present singular third person sprites · participle present spriting · participle past sprited · past sprited · alternative obsolete spright
Sprite2
proper nounSprite (plural Sprites)
plural Sprites
- A colourless, caffeine-free, lemon and lime-flavoured soft drink.
Synonyms & antonyms
supernatural creature
Similar
nouna small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
Broader
spiritual beingsupernatural being
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
sprite · noun, verb
- Latinspīritus
- Old Frenchesprit“spirit”
- Middle Englishsprite
- Englishsprite
From Middle English sprite, spryt, spreyte, from Old French esprit (“spirit”), from Latin spīritus. Doublet of spirit, spiritus, spirytus, spright, and esprit. (computer graphics): First used by Danny Hillis at Texas Instruments in the late 1970s. (meteorology): An acronym for Stratospheric Perturbations Resulting from Intense Thunderstorm Electrification.
More words from Middle English, Old French, Latin
Full word history & related roots →Sprite · proper noun
In the early 1940s, Coca-Cola started running an advertising campaign featuring an elf-like figure called “Sprite Boy” (see sprite (“elf”)). The name originated from the previous Coca-Cola campaign, but it was a focus group that ultimately chose the name “Sprite”.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic سْبْرَايْت
- سْبْرَايْت (sbrāyt)colourless, caffeine-free, lemon and lime-flavoured soft drink
Bengali স্প্রাইট
- স্প্রাইট (spraiṭ)colourless, caffeine-free, lemon and lime-flavoured soft drink
Bulgarian дух, фея
- дух (duh)a spirit; a soul; a shade; also, an apparition
- фея (feja)an elf; a fairy; a goblin
- елф (elf)an elf; a fairy; a goblin
- Спрайт (Sprajt)colourless, caffeine-free, lemon and lime-flavoured soft drink
Catalan follet
- folletan elf; a fairy; a goblin
Chinese Mandarin 精靈圖 /精灵图, 精靈 /精灵
- 精靈圖 /精灵图 (jīnglíngtú)a two-dimensional image or animation that is integrated into a larger scene
- 精靈 /精灵 (jīnglíng)a two-dimensional image or animation that is integrated into a larger scene
- 拼合圖 /拼合图 (pīnhétú)a two-dimensional image or animation that is integrated into a larger scene
- 雪碧圖 /雪碧图 (xuěbìtú)a two-dimensional image or animation that is integrated into a larger scene
- 紅色精靈 /红色精灵 (hóngsè jīnglíng)electrical discharges that occur high above the cumulonimbus cloud of an active thunderstorm
- 雪碧 (xuěbì)colourless, caffeine-free, lemon and lime-flavoured soft drink
Czech duch, přízrak
- ducha spirit; a soul; a shade; also, an apparition
- přízraka spirit; a soul; a shade; also, an apparition
- zjevenía spirit; a soul; a shade; also, an apparition
- skřítekan elf; a fairy; a goblin
Esperanto elfo
- elfoan elf; a fairy; a goblin
Finnish henki, keiju
- henkia spirit; a soul; a shade; also, an apparition
- keijuan elf; a fairy; a goblin
- haltijaan elf; a fairy; a goblin
- spritea two-dimensional image or animation that is integrated into a larger scene
- keijusalamaelectrical discharges that occur high above the cumulonimbus cloud of an active thunderstorm
- Spritecolourless, caffeine-free, lemon and lime-flavoured soft drink
French farfadet
- farfadetelectrical discharges that occur high above the cumulonimbus cloud of an active thunderstorm
German Geist, Erscheinung
- Geista spirit; a soul; a shade; also, an apparition
- Erscheinunga spirit; a soul; a shade; also, an apparition
- Seelea spirit; a soul; a shade; also, an apparition
- Koboldan elf; a fairy; a goblin
- Elfan elf; a fairy; a goblin
- Elfean elf; a fairy; a goblin
- Elfinan elf; a fairy; a goblin
- Spritea two-dimensional image or animation that is integrated into a larger scene
- Spriteelectrical discharges that occur high above the cumulonimbus cloud of an active thunderstorm
- Koboldelectrical discharges that occur high above the cumulonimbus cloud of an active thunderstorm
Greek πνεύμα, δαιμονικό
- πνεύμα (pnévma)a spirit; a soul; a shade; also, an apparition
- δαιμονικό (daimonikó)a spirit; a soul; a shade; also, an apparition
- Σπραιτ (Sprait)colourless, caffeine-free, lemon and lime-flavoured soft drink
Hebrew סְפְּרַיִּיט
- סְפְּרַיִּיט (sprayt)colourless, caffeine-free, lemon and lime-flavoured soft drink
Hindi स्प्राइट
- स्प्राइट (sprāiṭ)colourless, caffeine-free, lemon and lime-flavoured soft drink
Irish sprid
- sprida spirit; a soul; a shade; also, an apparition
Japanese スプライト, スプライト
- スプライト (supuraito)a two-dimensional image or animation that is integrated into a larger scene
- スプライト (Supuraito)colourless, caffeine-free, lemon and lime-flavoured soft drink
Korean 스프라이트
- 스프라이트 (Seupeuraiteu)colourless, caffeine-free, lemon and lime-flavoured soft drink
Māori rangipokohu
- rangipokohuan elf; a fairy; a goblin
Persian سپرایت
- سپرایت (sprâyt)colourless, caffeine-free, lemon and lime-flavoured soft drink
Russian дух, душа́
- дух (dux)a spirit; a soul; a shade; also, an apparition
- душа́ (dušá)a spirit; a soul; a shade; also, an apparition
- при́зрак (prízrak)a spirit; a soul; a shade; also, an apparition
- привиде́ние (prividénije)a spirit; a soul; a shade; also, an apparition
- эльф (elʹf)an elf; a fairy; a goblin
- фе́я (féja)an elf; a fairy; a goblin
- го́блин (góblin)an elf; a fairy; a goblin
- домово́й (domovój)an elf; a fairy; a goblin
- ле́ший (léšij)an elf; a fairy; a goblin
- спрайт (sprajt)an elf; a fairy; a goblin
- спрайт (sprajt)a two-dimensional image or animation that is integrated into a larger scene
- спрайт (sprajt)electrical discharges that occur high above the cumulonimbus cloud of an active thunderstorm
- Спрайт (Sprajt)colourless, caffeine-free, lemon and lime-flavoured soft drink
Scottish Gaelic luspardan
- luspardanan elf; a fairy; a goblin
Spanish duendecillo
- duendecilloan elf; a fairy; a goblin
Swahili kizimwi
- kizimwian elf; a fairy; a goblin
Swedish sprite
- spritea two-dimensional image or animation that is integrated into a larger scene
Thai สไปรต์
- สไปรต์colourless, caffeine-free, lemon and lime-flavoured soft drink
Ukrainian Спрайт
- Спрайт (Sprajt)colourless, caffeine-free, lemon and lime-flavoured soft drink
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with sprite
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All rhymes →Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
sprite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sprite
MLA
“sprite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sprite. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sprite,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sprite.
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