fair·y (fâr  )n. pl. fair·ies 1. A tiny imaginary being in human form, depicted as clever, mischievous, and possessing magical powers. 2. Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for a homosexual man. [Middle English fairie, fairyland, enchanted being, from Old French faerie, from fae, fairy, from Vulgar Latin F  ta, goddess of fate, from Latin ftum, fate; see fate.] |
fairy [ˈfɛərɪ]
n pl fairies
1. an imaginary supernatural being, usually represented in diminutive human form and characterized as clever, playful, and having magical powers
2. Slang a male homosexual
away with the fairies Informal out of touch with reality
adj (prenominal)
1. of or relating to a fairy or fairies
2. resembling a fairy or fairies, esp in being enchanted or delicate
[from Old French faerie fairyland, from feie fairy, from Latin Fāta the Fates; see fate, fay1]
fairy-like adj
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  fairy - a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powersspiritual being, supernatural being - an incorporeal being believed to have powers to affect the course of human events 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 |
| 2. |  fairy - offensive term for an openly homosexual mangay man, shirtlifter - a homosexual man |
fairy
noun sprite, elf, brownie, hob, pixie, puck, imp, leprechaun, peri, Robin Goodfellow The fairy vanished from his sight.
Translations
fairy [ˈfɛərɪ]
fairy
fairy:
n
fairy:
fairy cycle
n → Kinderfahrrad nt
fairy footsteps
pl (iro inf) → Stapfen nt
fairyland
n → Märchenland nt
fairy-like
adj → feenhaft
fairy queen
n → Elfenkönigin f
fairy ring
n → Hexentanzplatz m; (of mushrooms) → Hexenring m
fairy story, fairy tale
n (lit, fig) → Märchen nt
fairy-tale
adj (fig) romance, ending → märchenhaft
fairy [ˈfɛərɪ] n
fairy [ˈfɛərɪ] n
b. (offensive) (homosexual) → finocchio
fairy [ˈfɛərɪ] n
b. (offensive) (homosexual) → finocchio
n fairy [ˈfeəri]
an imaginary creature in the form of a very small (often winged) human, with magical powers Children often believe in fairies; (also adjective ) fairy-land. feetjie, towerfeetjie جِنِّي، جِنِّيَّـه фея pohádková bytost (víla, skřítek apod.) fe; alf; eventyr- die Fee νεράιδα hada haldjas پری keijukainen fée; (de) fée פֵיָה अप्सरा, अप्सरा जैसी vila; vilin, vilinski tündér peri álfur, huldukona/-maður fata; di fate 妖精 요정 fėja; pasakų, stebuklų feja; pasaku- pari-pari fee fe, alv duszek, wróżka fada фея rozprávková bytosť; rozprávkový vila; čudežen vila fe, älva นางฟ้า peri 仙女 фея, чарівниця پری thần tiên 仙女
n fairy-story
1 an old, or children's, story of fairies, magic etc a book of fairy-stories. feëverhaal, sprokie قَصَّه خياليَّه خرافيَّه приказка pohádka eventyr das Märchen παραμύθι cuento de hadas muinasjutt داستان جن و پری satu conte de fées סִיפּוּר מַעֲשִׂיוֹת परी की कहानी bajka tündérmese dongeng ævintÿri; álfasaga fiaba おとぎ話 동화 pasaka pasaka dongeng sprookje eventyr bajka história de fadas/conto...? (волшебная) сказка rozprávka pravljica bajka saga เทพนิยาย peri masalı 童話 казка پریوں کی کہانی tiên; nàng tiên 童话
2 an untrue statement; a lie I don't want to hear any fairy-stories! liegstorie, versinsel كِذبَه، أقوال كاذِبَه измишльотина pohádka historie das Märchen παραμύθι, ψέμα cuento, patraña luiskelugu دروغ شاخدار vale histoire invraisemblable; mensonge בְּדוּתָה असत्य कथन, असत्य कहानियां laž, bajka „mese” kebohongan skröksaga, lygi fandonia, frottola 作り話 거짓말 pasaka pasaka cerita bohong sprookje skrøne, løgn bajka, bujda história da carochinha/patranha poveste neverosimilă; minciună небылица rozprávka izmišljotina laž lögn เรื่องโกหก yalan, masal 謊言 вигадка غلط بیانی chuyện bịa đặt 谎言
n fairy-tale
a fairy-story to tell fairy-tales; (also adjective ) the fairy-tale appearance of the countryside. feëverhaal, sprokie قِصَّة جِن خُرافِيَّه вълшебен pohádka; pohádkový eventyr; eventyr- das Märchen, märchenhaft παραμύθι, παραμυθένιος cuento de hadas muinasjutt داستان جن و پری؛ دروغ شاخدار satu conte de fées סִיפּוּר מַעֲשִׂיוֹת परियों की कहानी bajka; bajkovit tündérmese dongeng álfasaga; ævintÿri fiaba おとぎ話 동화 pasaka; pasakiškas pasaka; pasakas- cerita dongeng sprookje; sprookjesachtig eventyr; eventyraktig bajka conto de fadas basm (cu zâne) (волшебная) сказка rozprávka; rozprávkový pravljica bajkovit เทพนิยาย peri masalı 神話故事 казка پریوں کی کہانی truyện thần kỳ 神话故事
fairy → جنية víla fe Fee νεράιδα hada keijukainen fée vila fata 妖精 요정 fee fe duszek fada фея älva นางฟ้า peri tiên 仙女
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