fairylandn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈfɛːrɪland/, U.S.

/ˈfɛriˌlænd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fairy n., land n.¹

Etymology: < fairy n. + land n.¹ Compare earlier elf-land n. at elf n.¹ Compounds 2a.

A. n.

(The name of) the (imaginary) realm or world of fairies. Also figurative and in extended use: somewhere resembling this; an enchanted or beautiful place.

ΘΚΠ

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

fairyc1330

faerie1590

faerie land1590

fairyland1600

Sidhe1724

fairyism1763

fairydom1826

fay-land1870

the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > mental image, idea, or fancy > realm of imagination > [noun] > imaginary place

fairyc1330

rumbelow?1515

Hogs Norton?1565

fairyland1600

wonderland1790

other world1804

dreamland1832

Fourth World1833

cloudland1846

Loamshire1859

looking-glass land1871

looking-glass world1871

under-land1874

cloud-world1884

Speewah1890

Ruritania1894

cloud-cuckoo-land1899

cuckoo-land1916

fantasy world1920

Squaresville1956

la-la land1979

1600 W. Shakespeare Midsummer Night's Dream ii. i. 65 When thou hast stollen away from Fairy land .

1667 J. Dryden Indian Emperour i. i. 2 Methinks we walk in Dreams on fairy Land.

1710 R. Steele & J. Addison Tatler No. 254. ⁋1 All is Enchanted Ground, and Fairy Land.

1759 E. Young Conjectures on Orig. Composition 37 In the Fairyland of Fancy, Genius may wander wild.

1833 Ld. Tennyson Poems 20 Looming like baseless fairyland.

1873 J. A. Symonds Stud. Greek Poets vii. 231 Euripides..entered the fairyland of dazzling fancy.

1935 G. Blake Shipbuilders ix. 263 Champing at her caramels and lost in fairyland, Jess lay back in her seat towards Danny.

1953 K. M. Briggs Personnel of Fairyland 20 The dates when fairyland touches the human world most closely are Hallowe'en and Midsummer Eve.

2003 Outdoor Photographer Feb. 55/2 This forest in the clouds is one of the loveliest in Central America, a misty fairyland filled with the sounds of dripping water and peeping frogs.

B. adj. (chiefly attributive).

Having the qualities associated with fairyland; enchanted; beautiful and insubstantial.

ΚΠ

1754 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison VII. xlii. 201 Young people set out with false notions of happiness; gay, fairy-land imaginations.

1832 A. Earle Narr. Resid. N.Z. 32 A beautiful rainbow..tinged the scene with a fairy-land effect.

1927 F. M. Ford N.Y. is not Amer. ii. 50 By day the soaring cliffs..are symbols not merely of hope but of attainment; after dark..they are sheer fairyland.

1938 Amer. Home Jan. 24/2 The gossamer sheen of fairyland parties.

1983 P. Alexander Macbeth 21 I didn't want to do the witches in a cave—I don't know why, I just had a strong feeling against that, it seemed too fairyland.

2004 Vancouver (Brit. Columbia) Province (Nexis) 13 July a23 A myriad of coloured lights lit the falls and gardens, creating a fairyland atmosphere.

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

单词	fairyland
释义	fairylandn.adj. Brit. /ˈfɛːrɪland/, U.S. /ˈfɛriˌlænd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fairy n., land n.¹ Etymology: < fairy n. + land n.¹ Compare earlier elf-land n. at elf n.¹ Compounds 2a. A. n. (The name of) the (imaginary) realm or world of fairies. Also figurative and in extended use: somewhere resembling this; an enchanted or beautiful place. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > fairy or elf > [noun] > (conditions resembling) fairyland fairyc1330 faerie1590 faerie land1590 fairyland1600 Sidhe1724 fairyism1763 fairydom1826 fay-land1870 the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > mental image, idea, or fancy > realm of imagination > [noun] > imaginary place fairyc1330 rumbelow?1515 Hogs Norton?1565 fairyland1600 wonderland1790 other world1804 dreamland1832 Fourth World1833 cloudland1846 Loamshire1859 looking-glass land1871 looking-glass world1871 under-land1874 cloud-world1884 Speewah1890 Ruritania1894 cloud-cuckoo-land1899 cuckoo-land1916 fantasy world1920 Squaresville1956 la-la land1979 1600 W. Shakespeare Midsummer Night's Dream ii. i. 65 When thou hast stollen away from Fairy land . View more context for this quotation 1667 J. Dryden Indian Emperour i. i. 2 Methinks we walk in Dreams on fairy Land. 1710 R. Steele & J. Addison Tatler No. 254. ⁋1 All is Enchanted Ground, and Fairy Land. 1759 E. Young Conjectures on Orig. Composition 37 In the Fairyland of Fancy, Genius may wander wild. 1833 Ld. Tennyson Poems 20 Looming like baseless fairyland. 1873 J. A. Symonds Stud. Greek Poets vii. 231 Euripides..entered the fairyland of dazzling fancy. 1935 G. Blake Shipbuilders ix. 263 Champing at her caramels and lost in fairyland, Jess lay back in her seat towards Danny. 1953 K. M. Briggs Personnel of Fairyland 20 The dates when fairyland touches the human world most closely are Hallowe'en and Midsummer Eve. 2003 Outdoor Photographer Feb. 55/2 This forest in the clouds is one of the loveliest in Central America, a misty fairyland filled with the sounds of dripping water and peeping frogs. B. adj. (chiefly attributive). Having the qualities associated with fairyland; enchanted; beautiful and insubstantial. ΚΠ 1754 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison VII. xlii. 201 Young people set out with false notions of happiness; gay, fairy-land imaginations. 1832 A. Earle Narr. Resid. N.Z. 32 A beautiful rainbow..tinged the scene with a fairy-land effect. 1927 F. M. Ford N.Y. is not Amer. ii. 50 By day the soaring cliffs..are symbols not merely of hope but of attainment; after dark..they are sheer fairyland. 1938 Amer. Home Jan. 24/2 The gossamer sheen of fairyland parties. 1983 P. Alexander Macbeth 21 I didn't want to do the witches in a cave—I don't know why, I just had a strong feeling against that, it seemed too fairyland. 2004 Vancouver (Brit. Columbia) Province (Nexis) 13 July a23 A myriad of coloured lights lit the falls and gardens, creating a fairyland atmosphere. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1600
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