fairy tale

fairy tale

n.

1. A fanciful tale of legendary deeds and creatures, usually intended for children.

2. A fictitious, highly fanciful story or explanation.

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fairy tale, story

n

1. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a story about fairies or other mythical or magical beings, esp one of traditional origin told to children

2. a highly improbable account

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	fairy tale - a story about fairies; told to amuse children fairy story, fairytale narration, narrative, story, tale - a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program; "his narrative was interesting"; "Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children" Bluebeard - (fairytale) a monstrous villain who marries seven women; he kills the first six for disobedience
	2.	fairy tale - an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse cock-and-bull story, fairy story, fairytale, song and dance fib, taradiddle, tarradiddle, tale, story - a trivial lie; "he told a fib about eating his spinach"; "how can I stop my child from telling stories?"

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fairy tale fairy story

noun

1. folk tale, romance, traditional story She was like a princess in a fairy tale.

2. lie, fantasy, fiction, invention, fabrication, untruth, porky (Brit. slang), pork pie (Brit. slang), urban myth, tall story, urban legend, cock-and-bull story (informal) many of those who write books lie much more than those who tell fairy tales

Translations

fairy tale n → fiaba; (lie) → frottola

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