pixie (redirected from Pixie (folklore))

pix·ie or pix·y  (pks)

n. pl. pix·ies

A fairylike or elfin creature, especially one that is mischievous; a playful sprite.

adj.

Playfully mischievous.

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[Origin unknown.]

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pixy·ish adj.

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pixie, pixy [ˈpɪksɪ]

n pl pixies

(Myth & Legend / European Myth & Legend) (in folklore) a fairy or elf

[of obscure origin]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pixie - (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous elf, gremlin, imp, pixy, hob, brownie folklore - the unwritten lore (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of a culture faerie, faery, fairy, fay, sprite - a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers leprechaun - a mischievous elf in Irish folklore sandman - an elf in fairy stories who sprinkles sand in children's eyes to make them sleepy
	2.	pixie - creeping evergreen shrub having narrow overlapping leaves and early white star-shaped flowers; of the pine barrens of New Jersey and the Carolinas pixy, Pyxidanthera barbulata, pyxie genus Pyxidanthera, Pyxidanthera - one species: pyxie; the eastern United States bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

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pixie

noun elf, fairy, brownie, sprite, peri the fairies, gnomes, elves and pixies of folklore

Translations

pixie [ˈpɪksɪ]

A. N → duendecillo m

B. CPD pixie hat, pixie hood N → caperucita f

pixie [ˈpɪksi] n → lutin m
pixie hat pixie hood n → bonnet m pointu

pixie, pixy

n → Elf m, → Elfin f; pixie hat or hood → Rotkäppchenmütze f

pixie [ˈpɪksɪ] n → folletto