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fairy

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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 Fta, 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
Noun1.fairyfairy - a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
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.fairyfairy - offensive term for an openly homosexual man
derogation, disparagement, depreciation - a communication that belittles somebody or something
gay 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]
A. N
1. (= creature) → hada f
2. (= homosexual) → maricón m, marica m
B. CPD fairy cycle Nbicicleta f de niño
fairy footsteps NPLpasos mpl ligeros
fairy godmother Nhada f madrina
fairy lights NPLbombillas fpl de colorines
fairy queen Nreina f de las hadas
fairy story, fairy tale Ncuento m de hadas (fig) (= lie) → cuento m, patraña f

fairy [ˈfɛəri] n
(= magical creature) → fée f tooth fairy
(offensive) (= homosexual) → pédé m >
fairy godmother nbonne fée f

fairy
n
Fee f; good fairygute Fee; he’s away with the fairies (inf)der hat einen Schaden (inf)
(pej inf: = homosexual) → Homo m (dated inf), → Schwule(r) m (inf)

fairy:
fairy cycle
nKinderfahrrad nt
fairy footsteps
pl (iro inf)Stapfen nt
fairy godmother
n (lit, fig)gute Fee
fairyland
nMärchenland nt
fairy lights
plbunte Lichter pl
fairy-like
adjfeenhaft
fairy queen
nElfenkönigin f
fairy ring
nHexentanzplatz m; (of mushrooms)Hexenring m
fairy story, fairy tale
n (lit, fig)Märchen nt
fairy-tale
adj (fig) romance, endingmärchenhaft

fairy [ˈfɛərɪ] n
a.fata
fairy queen → regina delle fate
b. (offensive) (homosexual) → finocchio

fairy [ˈfɛərɪ] n
a.fata
fairy queen → regina delle fate
b. (offensive) (homosexual) → finocchio

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
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
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
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

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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Folklore, legends, myths and fairy tales have followed childhood through the ages, for every healthy youngster has a wholesome and instinctive love for stories fantastic, marvelous and manifestly unreal.
asked the Falcon, bending his beak in deep reverence (for it must be known that, after all, the Lovely Maiden with Azure Hair was none other than a very kind Fairy who had lived, for more than a thousand years, in the vicinity of the forest).
Now I'm going to tuck you up in the shawl and give you the fir pillow, and while you sleep I am going down on the shore and write a fairy story for you.
 
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