Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun sprites

1 sense of sprites

Sense 1
sprites, red sprites -- (atmospheric electricity (lasting 10 msec) appearing as globular flashes of red (pink to blood-red) light rising to heights of 60 miles (sometimes seen together with elves))
       => atmospheric electricity -- (electrical discharges in the atmosphere)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun sprite

1 sense of sprite

Sense 1
fairy, faery, faerie, fay, sprite -- (a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers)
       => spiritual being, supernatural being -- (an incorporeal being believed to have powers to affect the course of human events)