faerie
Americannoun
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the land of fairies
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enchantment
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of faerie
First recorded in 1580–90; spelling variant of fairy
Example Sentences
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Instead, they learn to sing the local language in a lovely faerie hymnal.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2025
Elusive, childlike and literally untouchable, Trelia seems more a creature of faerie than a human being.
From Washington Post • Dec. 8, 2022
The Mad Knight knew: “He leaves behind hot, dusty, tedious La Mancha and enters the realm of faerie by what amounts to a willed act of the imagination.”
From New York Times • May 26, 2020
And naturally, the government is well-invested in keeping its foot on the neck of the faerie folk.
From Salon • Aug. 29, 2019
Near where I am standing, a tiny faerie girl with a clock of white hair, like that of a dandelion, and a little knife cuts the strap of an ogre’s belt.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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