Sprite
[spraɪt]
Definition
(n.) A spirit; a soul; a shade; also, an apparition. See Spright.
(n.) An elf; a fairy; a goblin.
(n.) The green woodpecker, or yaffle.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Fairy, elf, spirit, ghost, spectre, apparition, shade, phantom, phantasm, goblin, hobgoblin.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Spirit, specter, ghost, shade, fairy, elf,[See OPINION]
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Definition
n. a spirit: a shade: a ghost: (obs.) frame of mind disposition.—Also Spright.
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Examples
- Really that little man was dreadful: a mere sprite of caprice andubiquity: one never knew either his whim or his whereabout. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Hither, hither, from thy home, Airy sprite, I bid thee come! Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- But, then, that Dodo is a perfect sprite,--no amount of whipping can hurt him. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Before he could say more, his coat-tail was respectfully pulled by his attendant sprite with the gooseberry eyes. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- If that will be _your_ married look, I, as a Christian, will soon give up the notion of consorting with a mere sprite or salamander. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- I'b dot certaid you cad,' said Barney, who was the attendant sprite; 'but I'll idquire. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- The bear shook himself, and the little sprite fled far from the frozen shower. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- He looked behind him for his attendant sprite. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Eager little sprites, I have not a crumb for you. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
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