faerie
noun
the imaginary land of the fairies; fairyland.
faeries
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pluralof faerie.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The fictional characters of the Maasverse return this week with “A Court of Splintered Harmony,” the sixth book in the blockbuster series that has unspooled labyrinthine tales of pointy-eared faeries and bloodthirsty monsters since 2015.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
It follows 19-year-old Feyre Archeron and her sisters as they are carried out of the human realm and into Prythian, a land ruled by dashing faeries.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
Then the prince’s former spymaster approaches Mer with a plan to steal the prince’s treasure, with a team of rogues that includes a corgi that might be a spy for the faeries.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 17, 2022
In one ear they had the hope-peddlers and centrist pundits whispering, like faeries or gods in some pre-Raphaelite painting, that everything would be fine and they should just keep sleeping.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2022
Though no one mentioned another word about faeries, as they traveled onward, Celaena continually scanned the soldiers’ faces for any indication that they’d seen something strange.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
