fairyism

[ fair-ee-iz-uhm ]

/ ˈfɛər iˌɪz əm /

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noun

fairylike quality.

belief in fairies.

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Origin of fairyism

First recorded in 1705–15; fairy + -ism

Words nearby fairyism

fairy glove, fairy godfather, fairy godmother, fairy green, fairyhood, fairyism, fairy lamp, fairyland, fairy lights, fairy lily, fairy penguin

How to use fairyism in a sentence

Has all the enchantment of the moonlight-land of chivalry and fairyism in “The Floure and the Leafe” vanished?
Amenities of Literature|Isaac Disraeli