A fairy is an imaginary creature with magical powers. Fairies are often represented as small people with wings.
Synonyms: sprite, elf, brownie, hob More Synonyms of fairy
2. countable noun
Fairy is an insulting word for a gay man.
[offensive, old-fashioned, disapproval]
fairy in British English
(ˈfɛərɪ)
nounWord forms: pluralfairies
1.
an imaginary supernatural being, usually represented in diminutive human form and characterized as clever, playful, and having magical powers
2. offensive, slang
a homosexual man
3. away with the fairies
adjective(prenominal)
4.
of or relating to a fairy or fairies
5.
resembling a fairy or fairies, esp in being enchanted or delicate
Derived forms
fairy-like (ˈfairy-ˌlike)
adjective
Word origin
C14: from Old French faerie fairyland, from feie fairy, from Latin Fāta the Fates; see fate, fay1
fairy in American English
(ˈfɛri)
nounWord forms: pluralˈfairies
1.
an imaginary being usually in human form and supposed to have magic powers, specif. one that is tiny, graceful, and delicate
2. Slang
a male homosexual
term of contempt or derision
adjective
3.
of fairies
4.
fairylike; graceful; delicate
Derived forms
fairylike (ˈfairyˌlike)
adjective
Word origin
ME, fairyland, fairy < OFr faerie < fée: see fay1
Synonyms of 'fairy'
sprite, elf, brownie, hob
More Synonyms of fairy
In other languages
fairy
British English: fairy /ˈfɛərɪ/ NOUN
A fairy is an imaginary creature with magical powers.
American English: fairy
Arabic: جِنِّيَّة
Brazilian Portuguese: fada
Chinese: 仙女
Croatian: vila
Czech: víla
Danish: fe
Dutch: fee
European Spanish: hada
Finnish: keijukainen
French: fée
German: Fee
Greek: νεράιδα
Italian: fata
Japanese: 妖精
Korean: 요정 꼬마요정
Norwegian: fe
Polish: duszek
European Portuguese: fada
Romanian: zână
Russian: фея
Latin American Spanish: hada
Swedish: älva
Thai: นางฟ้า
Turkish: peri
Ukrainian: фея
Vietnamese: tiên
All related terms of 'fairy'
airy-fairy
If you describe someone's ideas as airy-fairy , you are critical of them because you think the ideas are vague , impractical , and unrealistic.
fairy bread
slices of white bread covered with small beads of brightly coloured sugar , served as a children’s snack
fairy cycle
a child's bicycle
fairy queen
the queen of the fairies
fairy ring
a ring of dark luxuriant vegetation in grassy ground corresponding to the edge of an underground fungal mycelium : popularly associated with the dancing of fairies : seasonally marked by a ring of mushrooms
fairy story
A fairy story is the same as a → fairy tale .
fairy tale
A fairy tale is a story for children involving magical events and imaginary creatures .
tooth fairy
The tooth fairy is an imaginary creature. Children are told that if they put a tooth that comes out under their pillow, the tooth fairy will take it away while they are sleeping and leave a coin in its place.
fairy lights
Fairy lights are small, coloured electric lights that are hung up as decorations, for example on a Christmas tree.
fairy penguin
a small penguin , Eudyptula minor , with a bluish head and back, found on the Australian coast
fairy shrimp
any small freshwater branchiopod crustacean of the genera Chirocephalus , Artemia , etc, having a transparent body with many appendages and habitually swimming on its back: order Anostraca
fairy swallow
a variety of domestic fancy pigeon having blue-and-white plumage and heavily muffed feet
fairy armadillo
→ another name for pichiciego
fairy bluebird
any songbird of the genus Irena , of S and SE Asia, having a blue-and-black plumage : family Irenidae
fairy footsteps
heavy footsteps
fairy godmother
A fairy godmother , is a female character in fairy stories who has magical powers and protects one of the main characters.
atamasco lily
any of a genus ( Zephyranthes ) of bulbous plants of the lily family, with hollow stems, grassy leaves, and funnel-shaped flowers of yellow, pink , red, or purple-tinged white
devil's bit
devil's bit scabious
blue penguin
a small penguin , Eudyptula minor , with a bluish head and back, found on the Australian coast
korora
a small penguin , Eudyptula minor , with a bluish head and back, found on the Australian coast
little penguin
a small penguin , Eudyptula minor , with a bluish head and back, found on the Australian coast
zephyranthes
any of various bulbous plants belonging to the genus Zephyranthes , of the amaryllis family, as Z . grandiflora , having showy rose or pink flowers
fairies
an imaginary supernatural being, usually represented in diminutive human form and characterized as clever , playful , and having magical powers
Chinese translation of 'fairy'
fairy
(ˈfɛərɪ)
n(c)
仙女 (xiānnǚ) (位, wèi)
(noun)
Definition
an imaginary supernatural being with magical powers