fairy

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.

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[Middle English fairie, fairyland, enchanted being, from Old French faerie, from fae, fairy, from Vulgar Latin Fta, goddess of fate, from Latin ftum, fate; see fate.]

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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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	fairy - a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers faerie, faery, 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.	fairy - offensive term for an openly homosexual man fag, faggot, fagot, nance, poof, poove, pouf, queer, pansy, queen derogation, disparagement, depreciation - a communication that belittles somebody or something gay man, shirtlifter - a homosexual man

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fairy

noun sprite, elf, brownie, hob, pixie, puck, imp, leprechaun, peri, Robin Goodfellow The fairy vanished from his sight.

Translations

fairy [ˈfɛərɪ]

A. N

1. (= creature) → hada f

2. (= homosexual) → maricón m, marica m

B. CPD fairy cycle N → bicicleta f de niño
fairy footsteps NPL → pasos mpl ligeros
fairy godmother N → hada f madrina
fairy lights NPL → bombillas fpl de colorines
fairy queen N → reina f de las hadas
fairy story, fairy tale N → cuento m de hadas (fig) (= lie) → cuento m, patraña f

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fairy [ˈfɛəri] n

(= magical creature) → fée f tooth fairy

(offensive) (= homosexual) → pédé m >
fairy godmother n → bonne fée f

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fairy

n

→ Fee f; good fairy → gute Fee; he’s away with the fairies (inf) → der hat einen Schaden (inf)

(pej inf: = homosexual) → Homo m (dated inf), → Schwule(r) m (inf)

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fairy:

fairy cycle

n → Kinderfahrrad nt

fairy footsteps

pl (iro inf) → Stapfen nt

fairy godmother

n (lit, fig) → gute Fee

fairyland

n → Märchenland nt

fairy lights

pl → bunte Lichter pl

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

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fairy [ˈfɛərɪ] n

a. → fata
fairy queen → regina delle fate

b. (offensive) (homosexual) → finocchio

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fairy [ˈfɛərɪ] n

a. → fata
fairy queen → regina delle fate

b. (offensive) (homosexual) → finocchio

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fairy

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

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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