faery
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- noun
- /ˈfɛəri/
- Literature
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hada
- "Faeries steal people away all the time!
Examples
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But when her Faery boss and some of her friends vanish as well, Abby and Brystion must form an uneasy alliance.
Blog text (1) -
Neither man nor demon nor faery king had followed her out of the trees.
Fiction book (2002) -
And my poor, stupid daughter has to make up some tale of a magic buck with faery eyes.
Fiction book (1992) -
There was nothing magical about it, nothing that Gran had described, no sign of trolls or faery.
Fiction book (1992) -
With a vulnerable human girl to protect and an enigmatic faery ally he could never have imagined, Ethan embarks on his own Fey saga.
Blog text (22) -
In folklore, a faery is often depicted as a small, magical being with a playful nature.
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The children spent the afternoon imagining adventures in a world filled with faeries and enchanted forests.
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Legends say that a faery can grant wishes to those who find their hidden glade in the woods.
Synonyms
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A small imagined being that looks like a person and has magic
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A small magical creature that looks like a person and often plays tricks
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A small, playful magical creature that looks like a person
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A magical being like a fairy in stories and legends
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A small magical creature that looks like a tiny person with wings and often plays tricks
A small magical being like a tiny person that lives on prairies and cares for plants
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Etymology
Faery can also mean a small magical being and comes from the same old French faerie and Latin fata 'the fates', because people once thought these beings could change luck and events. So a faery is a tiny, otherworldly creature with magical powers.