faerie
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- noun
- /ˈfɛəri/
- Literature
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mundo de hadas
- The ancient trees whispered secrets of faerie, where fairies danced under the moonlight.
- Faerie Queene
- stanza of Faerie
Examples
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The sylph protect the entire faerie realm, and the secrets my father discovered put them in danger.
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The songs of silver-tailed sirens from the distant reefs, the high, wild, gladsome pipes of Faerie that partnered us in our moonlight dances!
Fiction book (2000) -
How were they to get Arthur back, two women against the combined might of Faerie?
Fiction book (1993) -
There are doorways between here and Faerie, so sometimes they can even come and visit.
Fiction book (1998) -
Hogg went into the cell and led the Prince of Faerie outside.
Fiction book (1993) -
"So tell me, how are you liking Faerie Hill Cottage?"
Fiction book (2000) -
Other beings joined her—faeries, nymphs, sylphs, and a unicorn—and began to dance joyfully in the glade.
Fiction book (1992) -
In many stories, a portal leads to faerie, a magical world filled with enchanting creatures.
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Legends tell of travelers who stumbled upon faerie and were forever changed by their experiences.
Synonyms
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A beautiful imaginary place in stories where small magical creatures live
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An imagined magical land where small humanlike beings live
Surface Forms
Etymology
Faerie originally meant 'enchantment' in old French and comes from Latin fata meaning 'fate', so the word was used for the magical place of those enchanted beings. That's why faerie can mean the enchanted land where magic rules and ordinary things change.