sprite /spɹaɪt/noun 9verb 1forms 3 noun9 •Any of various supernatural beings, loosely defined. •A spirit; a soul; a shade.He who torments the chafer's sprite Weaves a bower in endless night. — 1803 •An apparition; a ghost. •An elf, fairy, or goblin; one with a small humanlike physical body. •A two-dimensional image or animation that is integrated into a larger scene. •A large electrical discharge that occurs high above the cumulonimbus cloud of an active thunderstorm, which appears as a luminous red or orange flash. •Any of various African damselflies of the genus Pseudagrion (of which, Australian species are named riverdamsels). •The green woodpecker, or yaffle (Picus viridis). •A spayed female ferret. verb1 •(informal) To draw a (specifically) pixel art sprite. formssprited · spriting · sprites
