SPRITE Meaning of SPRITE in English sprite /spraɪt/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: esprit , from Latin spiritus ; ⇨ ↑ spirit 1 ] a ↑ fairy (1) Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012