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Fairy - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Fairy : (noun)
1: small, human in form, playful, having magical powers [syn: faery,
faerie, sprite]
2: offensive terms for an openly homosexual man [syn: fagot,
faggot, fag, nance, pansy, queen, queer, poof,
poove, pouf]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Fairy : \Fair"y\, a.
1. Of or pertaining to fairies.
2. Given by fairies; as, fairy money. --Dryden.
Fairy bird (Zo["o]l.), the Euoropean little tern ({Sterna
minuta); -- called also sea swallow, and hooded tern.
Fairy bluebird. (Zo["o]l.) See under Bluebird.
Fairy martin (Zo["o]l.), a European swallow ({Hirrundo
ariel) that builds flask-shaped nests of mud on
overhanging cliffs.
Fairy rings or circles, the circles formed in grassy
lawns by certain fungi (as Marasmius Oreades), formerly
supposed to be caused by fairies in their midnight dances.
Fairy shrimp (Zo["o]l.), a European fresh-water phyllopod
crustacean ({Chirocephalus diaphanus); -- so called from
its delicate colors, transparency, and graceful motions.
The name is sometimes applied to similar American species.
Fairy stone (Paleon.), an echinite.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Fairy : \Fair"y\, n.; pl. Fairies. [OE. fairie, faierie,
enchantment, fairy folk, fairy, OF. faerie enchantment, F.
f['e]er, fr. LL. Fata one of the goddesses of fate. See
Fate, and cf. Fay a fairy.] [Written also fa["e]ry.]
1. Enchantment; illusion. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
The God of her has made an end, And fro this
worlde's fairy Hath taken her into company. --Gower.
2. The country of the fays; land of illusions. [Obs.]
He [Arthur] is a king y-crowned in Fairy. --Lydgate.
3. An imaginary supernatural being or spirit, supposed to
assume a human form (usually diminutive), either male or
female, and to meddle for good or evil in the affairs of
mankind; a fay. See Elf, and Demon.
The fourth kind of spirit [is] called the Fairy.
--K. James.
And now about the caldron sing, Like elves and
fairies in a ring. --Shak.
5. An enchantress. [Obs.] --Shak.
Fairy of the mine, an imaginary being supposed to inhabit
mines, etc. German folklore tells of two species; one
fierce and malevolent, the other gentle, See Kobold.
No goblin or swart fairy of the mine Hath hurtful
power over true virginity. --Milton.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Fairy |
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heli0: Listening to one of my favorite carols: Fairy Tale of New York #fb |
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theofficialnana: Playing Fairy games with @allysnwndrlnd @kendracrummy @brianamccrillis @braneecollins |
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meyerkord: @oneheavenlyhart No I went to one here in Madera.At the time I thought it was funny that we both went to the tooth Fairy this A.M.Paul sends |
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