fairy storyn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈfɛːrɪ ˌstɔːri/, U.S.

/ˈfɛri ˌstɔri/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fairy n., story n.

Etymology: < fairy n. + story n. Compare earlier fairy tale n.

A. n.

1. = fairy tale n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > types of narrative or story generally > [noun] > false or foolish

spellc888

triflea1250

truffc1430

tale of a roasted horse1532

fairy story1687

pipe story1890

fairy tale1896

pishogue1931

society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > marvellous tale > [noun] > about fairies

fairy story1687

fairy tale1749

faerie tale1752

1687 Spencer Redivivus ix. 157 Whose war-like Youth, as Fairy Stories tell, Did approv'd Knights in Chivaldry excell.

a1770 C. Talbot Ess. Var. Subj. (1772) I. iii. 27 I have read somewhere, a Fairy Story, in which a Princess is described.

1794 A. Radcliffe Myst. of Udolpho III. ix. 329 There was no moon-light sea..to throw enchantment over the fancy and lead it into the wilds of fairy story.

1849 C. Dickens David Copperfield (1850) xix. 193 Life was more like a great fairy story, which I was just about to begin to read, than anything else.

1878 D. G. Mitchell About Old Story-tellers 25 Those fairy-stories which have held their ground longest and best have almost always some good common-sense point in them.

1927 R. Lehmann Dusty Answer i. i. 19 He reminded me of something fabulous—a Chinese fairy-story.

1932 E. Hemingway Death in Afternoon Gloss. 299 There are many very, very funny Spanish fairy stories.

1991 H. Holt Cruellest Month iv. 47 Elaine..had made a name for herself as an illustrator of children's books, especially fairy stories.

2. = fairy tale n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > [noun] > a falsehood, lie

liec900

leasingc1000

falsehoodc1290

falsedom1297

gabbinga1300

fablec1300

follyc1300

fittenc1440

untruthc1449

crackc1450

fallacy1481

falsity1557

falsedict1579

untroth1581

crackera1625

flam1632

mendacity1646

fairy story1692

false1786

whid1794

gag1805

wrinkle1819

reacher1828

cram1842

untruism1845

crammer1861

inveracity1864

bung1882

fairy tale1896

mistruth1897

post-and-rails1945

pork pie1973

porky1985

1692 W. Sherlock Pract. Disc. Future Judgem. (ed. 2) 91 Men have been taught from their very Infancy, that there is an invisible Power that governs the World, which will reward good Men, and punish the wicked, and have been frighted with the Fairy Stories of Infernal Judges.

1739 J. Hildrop Ess. Free-thinking 38 These other supernatural Crotchets, fetch'd from an invisible World, are a Sort of fairy Stories, contriv'd by Priests.

1886 Publisher's Weekly 6 Mar. 336/2 Tell the customer some fairy story about being an old copy, long in stock, second-hand, etc.

1887 Courier-Jrnl. (Louisville, Kentucky) 2 Feb. 6/2 The next day Claytor turned up at Central Station with a fairy story that he had been sand-bagged on his way home.

1925 G. H. Mullin Adventures Scholar Tramp vi. 85 I told her an abominable pack of lies—a fairy-story, as we call such fabrications on the Road.

1956 ‘B. Buckingham’ Three Bad Nights xxii. 202 Please go on with your fairy story if it amuses you.

2011 Advertiser (Adelaide) (Nexis) 24 Aug. 17 It would be a fairy story to suggest this dismemberment could take place..without there being any forensic evidence.

B. adj. (chiefly attributive).

= fairy tale adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > perfection > [adjective] > ideal

ideal1609

dreamlike1615

abstract1625

preterpluperfect1652

idealized1810

goldena1817

pluperfect1831

dream1884

fairy-tale-ish1884

dreamy1892

fairy tale1904

pluterperfect1908

fairy story1913

1913 Woman's Missionary Friend Nov. 390/1 Bikanir is a wonderful fairy-story sort of place.

1973 A. R. Lanier Living in Europe 280 Because the country [sc. Luxembourg] is so ‘fairy story’ in character, camping is special.

2008 Sunday Times (Nexis) 22 June 20 She looked luminously young and pretty, in a fairy story wedding dress.

Compounds

General attributive and objective (in sense A. 1).

ΚΠ

1852 Suppl. to Courant 17 July 105/2 To my sister Clara I leave..all my fairy story books.

1871 Morning Post 30 Nov. 3/3 The Danish fairy-story writer [sc. Hans Christian Andersen] has earned our benison very often.

1879 Godey's Lady's Bk. Nov. 440/1 They marry and live in ‘peace’..like all respectable fairy story heroines and heroes.

1947 Life 1 Sept. 104 (caption) Frog prince is a fairy-story character.

1966 S. B. Jackman Davidson Affair viii. 100 You'll never persuade them to accept your fairy-story ending.

2003 J. Chance Tolkien the Medievalist i. 4 Professor Tolkien.., a philologist, fairy-story writer.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fairy story
释义	fairy storyn.adj. Brit. /ˈfɛːrɪ ˌstɔːri/, U.S. /ˈfɛri ˌstɔri/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fairy n., story n. Etymology: < fairy n. + story n. Compare earlier fairy tale n. A. n. 1. = fairy tale n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > types of narrative or story generally > [noun] > false or foolish spellc888 triflea1250 truffc1430 tale of a roasted horse1532 fairy story1687 pipe story1890 fairy tale1896 pishogue1931 society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > marvellous tale > [noun] > about fairies fairy story1687 fairy tale1749 faerie tale1752 1687 Spencer Redivivus ix. 157 Whose war-like Youth, as Fairy Stories tell, Did approv'd Knights in Chivaldry excell. a1770 C. Talbot Ess. Var. Subj. (1772) I. iii. 27 I have read somewhere, a Fairy Story, in which a Princess is described. 1794 A. Radcliffe Myst. of Udolpho III. ix. 329 There was no moon-light sea..to throw enchantment over the fancy and lead it into the wilds of fairy story. 1849 C. Dickens David Copperfield (1850) xix. 193 Life was more like a great fairy story, which I was just about to begin to read, than anything else. 1878 D. G. Mitchell About Old Story-tellers 25 Those fairy-stories which have held their ground longest and best have almost always some good common-sense point in them. 1927 R. Lehmann Dusty Answer i. i. 19 He reminded me of something fabulous—a Chinese fairy-story. 1932 E. Hemingway Death in Afternoon Gloss. 299 There are many very, very funny Spanish fairy stories. 1991 H. Holt Cruellest Month iv. 47 Elaine..had made a name for herself as an illustrator of children's books, especially fairy stories. 2. = fairy tale n. 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > [noun] > a falsehood, lie liec900 leasingc1000 falsehoodc1290 falsedom1297 gabbinga1300 fablec1300 follyc1300 fittenc1440 untruthc1449 crackc1450 fallacy1481 falsity1557 falsedict1579 untroth1581 crackera1625 flam1632 mendacity1646 fairy story1692 false1786 whid1794 gag1805 wrinkle1819 reacher1828 cram1842 untruism1845 crammer1861 inveracity1864 bung1882 fairy tale1896 mistruth1897 post-and-rails1945 pork pie1973 porky1985 1692 W. Sherlock Pract. Disc. Future Judgem. (ed. 2) 91 Men have been taught from their very Infancy, that there is an invisible Power that governs the World, which will reward good Men, and punish the wicked, and have been frighted with the Fairy Stories of Infernal Judges. 1739 J. Hildrop Ess. Free-thinking 38 These other supernatural Crotchets, fetch'd from an invisible World, are a Sort of fairy Stories, contriv'd by Priests. 1886 Publisher's Weekly 6 Mar. 336/2 Tell the customer some fairy story about being an old copy, long in stock, second-hand, etc. 1887 Courier-Jrnl. (Louisville, Kentucky) 2 Feb. 6/2 The next day Claytor turned up at Central Station with a fairy story that he had been sand-bagged on his way home. 1925 G. H. Mullin Adventures Scholar Tramp vi. 85 I told her an abominable pack of lies—a fairy-story, as we call such fabrications on the Road. 1956 ‘B. Buckingham’ Three Bad Nights xxii. 202 Please go on with your fairy story if it amuses you. 2011 Advertiser (Adelaide) (Nexis) 24 Aug. 17 It would be a fairy story to suggest this dismemberment could take place..without there being any forensic evidence. B. adj. (chiefly attributive). = fairy tale adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > perfection > [adjective] > ideal ideal1609 dreamlike1615 abstract1625 preterpluperfect1652 idealized1810 goldena1817 pluperfect1831 dream1884 fairy-tale-ish1884 dreamy1892 fairy tale1904 pluterperfect1908 fairy story1913 1913 Woman's Missionary Friend Nov. 390/1 Bikanir is a wonderful fairy-story sort of place. 1973 A. R. Lanier Living in Europe 280 Because the country [sc. Luxembourg] is so ‘fairy story’ in character, camping is special. 2008 Sunday Times (Nexis) 22 June 20 She looked luminously young and pretty, in a fairy story wedding dress. Compounds General attributive and objective (in sense A. 1). ΚΠ 1852 Suppl. to Courant 17 July 105/2 To my sister Clara I leave..all my fairy story books. 1871 Morning Post 30 Nov. 3/3 The Danish fairy-story writer [sc. Hans Christian Andersen] has earned our benison very often. 1879 Godey's Lady's Bk. Nov. 440/1 They marry and live in ‘peace’..like all respectable fairy story heroines and heroes. 1947 Life 1 Sept. 104 (caption) Frog prince is a fairy-story character. 1966 S. B. Jackman Davidson Affair viii. 100 You'll never persuade them to accept your fairy-story ending. 2003 J. Chance Tolkien the Medievalist i. 4 Professor Tolkien.., a philologist, fairy-story writer. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1687
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