Synonyms for spright
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : sprahyt |
| Phonetic Transcription : spraɪt |
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Définition of spright
Origin :- c.1300, from Old French esprit "spirit," from Latin spiritus (see spirit (n.)).
- As in agile : adj physically or mentally nimble, deft
- Sprightly (spright, a contraction of spirit); sprite (a contraction of spirit).
- Extract from : « New Word-Analysis » by William Swinton
- We have also spright, impregnable, and other misspelt words, for which it is difficult to assign a reason.
- Extract from : « Notes and Queries, Number 212, November 19, 1853 » by Various
- The gentlest shepherdess that lives this day, And most resembling, both in shape and spright, Her brother dear.
- Extract from : « A Defence of Poesie and Poems » by Philip Sidney
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