faerie

Also fa·ër·y
Or fa·er·y

[fey-uh-ree, fair-ee]

noun

plural

faeries 

1. the imaginary land of the fairies; fairyland.

2. Archaic.,  a fairy.

adjective

1. fairy.

faerie

/ ˈfeɪərɪ, ˈfɛərɪ /

noun

1. the land of fairies

2. enchantment

adjective

1. a variant of fairy

Word History and Origins

Origin of faerie¹

First recorded in 1580–90; spelling variant of fairy

Example Sentences

Instead, they learn to sing the local language in a lovely faerie hymnal.

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From the start, Indigo Maxwell-Casteñada appears to be a creature of faerie, or a mythic beast: a captivating beauty, just so long as you don’t look too closely at the wrong moment.

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Elusive, childlike and literally untouchable, Trelia seems more a creature of faerie than a human being.

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Anyone who knows their way around faerie tales knows you need to be cautious with old women in the woods.

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Your Neopoints piled up and you spent them on plushies, faerie quests, paintbrushes, and you watched your pets deteriorate right before your eyes.

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