faerie (redirected from faeries)

fa·er·ie also fa·er·y  (f-r, fâr)

n. pl. fa·er·ies

1. A tiny, mischievous, imaginary being; a fairy.

2. The land or realm of the fairies.

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[Middle English faierie, fairie; see fairy.]

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faer·ie, faer·y adj.

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faerie, faery [ˈfeɪərɪ ˈfɛərɪ]

n pl -ries Archaic or poetic

1. the land of fairies

2. enchantment

adj & n

a variant of fairy

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	faerie - a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers faery, fairy, fay, sprite spiritual being, supernatural being - an incorporeal being believed to have powers to affect the course of human events elf, gremlin, imp, pixie, pixy, hob, brownie - (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous fairy godmother - a female character in some fairy stories who has magical powers and can bring unexpected good fortune to the hero or heroine gnome, dwarf - a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure Morgan le Fay - (Arthurian legend) a wicked enchantress who was the half sister and enemy of King Arthur Puck, Robin Goodfellow - a mischievous sprite of English folklore Oberson - (Middle Ages) the king of the fairies and husband of Titania in medieval folklore Titania - (Middle Ages) the queen of the fairies in medieval folklore tooth fairy - a fairy that is said to leave money at night under a child's pillow to compensate for a baby tooth falling out water spirit, water sprite, water nymph - a fairy that inhabits water
	2.	faerie - the enchanted realm of fairies       faery, fairyland fictitious place, imaginary place, mythical place - a place that exists only in imagination; a place said to exist in fictional or religious writings

Translations

faerie (old)

n → Fee f

adj → Elfen-; faerie king/queen → Elfenkönig m → /-königin f