fairyismn.

Brit.

/ˈfɛːrɪɪz(ə)m/, U.S.

/ˈfɛriˌɪzəm/

Forms: see fairy n. and adj. and -ism suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: fairy n., -ism suffix.

Etymology: < fairy n. + -ism suffix, after French féerie (see fairy n.).

1. The nature, characteristics, or powers of a fairy. Also: belief in fairies; stories about fairies, fairy lore.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > fairy or elf > [noun] > power or action of

spriting?c1570

fairyism1707

the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > fairy or elf > [noun] > lore surrounding

fairyism1707

fairy tale1749

faerie tale1752

1707 tr. M.-C. d'Aulnoy Diverting Wks. 373 The Gift of Fairyism [Fr. le don de féerie], which I receiv'd from my Birth.

1764 tr. J.-F. Marmontel Moral Tales I. 101 I have much regret for the loss of fairyism [Fr. J'ai grand regret à la Féerie]. It was to lively imaginations a source of innocent pleasures.

1823 Pop. Tales & Romances Northern Nations I. ix. Diablerie with the Germans being as inexhaustible as the fairyism of the Eastern world.

1870 ‘Ouida’ Puck II. viii. 203 In all her..winged fairyism.

1917 Bakersfield Californian 14 Apr. 7/4 The prologue..puts one just in the state of mind to enjoy..scenes of entrancing fairyism.

2007 Y. M. Murray in M. H. Mulligan Juicy Mangos 258 In a seventeenth-century book I have here on fairyism, it says that the Brigid Mrs. Flanagan mentioned is a Celtic lunar Goddess.

2. The ethereal or enchanting qualities associated with fairies, or with the realm or world in which they are imagined to live. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > fairy or elf > [noun] > (conditions resembling) fairyland

fairyc1330

faerie1590

faerie land1590

fairyland1600

Sidhe1724

fairyism1763

fairydom1826

fay-land1870

1763 H. Walpole Let. 17 May in Corr. (1941) X. 72 The air of enchantment and fairyism, which is the tone of the place.

1789 Topographer July 235 The incongruous splendor and fairyism of the present structure.

1812 La Belle Assemblée Oct. 180/1 Every where there is verdure, every where there is nothing but fairyism and enchantment.

1835 S. E. Brydges Milton's Comus 182 Thomson..has not the distinctness and fairyism of Milton.

2003 S. Leong & T. Loughlin Colour Guide to Flowering Perennials 63 Watery settings..enhance the reed-like beauty of its leaves and the fairyism of its flowers.

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

单词	fairyism
释义	fairyismn. Brit. /ˈfɛːrɪɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈfɛriˌɪzəm/ Forms: see fairy n. and adj. and -ism suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: fairy n., -ism suffix. Etymology: < fairy n. + -ism suffix, after French féerie (see fairy n.). 1. The nature, characteristics, or powers of a fairy. Also: belief in fairies; stories about fairies, fairy lore. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > fairy or elf > [noun] > power or action of spriting?c1570 fairyism1707 the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > fairy or elf > [noun] > lore surrounding fairyism1707 fairy tale1749 faerie tale1752 1707 tr. M.-C. d'Aulnoy Diverting Wks. 373 The Gift of Fairyism [Fr. le don de féerie], which I receiv'd from my Birth. 1764 tr. J.-F. Marmontel Moral Tales I. 101 I have much regret for the loss of fairyism [Fr. J'ai grand regret à la Féerie]. It was to lively imaginations a source of innocent pleasures. 1823 Pop. Tales & Romances Northern Nations I. ix. Diablerie with the Germans being as inexhaustible as the fairyism of the Eastern world. 1870 ‘Ouida’ Puck II. viii. 203 In all her..winged fairyism. 1917 Bakersfield Californian 14 Apr. 7/4 The prologue..puts one just in the state of mind to enjoy..scenes of entrancing fairyism. 2007 Y. M. Murray in M. H. Mulligan Juicy Mangos 258 In a seventeenth-century book I have here on fairyism, it says that the Brigid Mrs. Flanagan mentioned is a Celtic lunar Goddess. 2. The ethereal or enchanting qualities associated with fairies, or with the realm or world in which they are imagined to live. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > fairy or elf > [noun] > (conditions resembling) fairyland fairyc1330 faerie1590 faerie land1590 fairyland1600 Sidhe1724 fairyism1763 fairydom1826 fay-land1870 1763 H. Walpole Let. 17 May in Corr. (1941) X. 72 The air of enchantment and fairyism, which is the tone of the place. 1789 Topographer July 235 The incongruous splendor and fairyism of the present structure. 1812 La Belle Assemblée Oct. 180/1 Every where there is verdure, every where there is nothing but fairyism and enchantment. 1835 S. E. Brydges Milton's Comus 182 Thomson..has not the distinctness and fairyism of Milton. 2003 S. Leong & T. Loughlin Colour Guide to Flowering Perennials 63 Watery settings..enhance the reed-like beauty of its leaves and the fairyism of its flowers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1707
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