fairytale
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- noun
- /ˈfɛrɪˌteɪl/
- The children listened eagerly as their grandmother read them a fairytale about a brave knight and a dragon.
Examples
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You know, with those shoes on, you remind me of a prince in a fairytale.
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The picturesque landscape consists of milky white sand dunes, fairytale forests, and wind-blown beaches.
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But yes, it really would be nice to see some more fairytale magic for a change.
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- It's like something out of a fairytale.
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The story structure he presents is a typical fairytale that many people expect to experience.
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After all, what would a fairytale be without a tragic event setting the stage?
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Storybrooke, the fairytale world that was, and the fairytale world of the present.
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We don't need to meet every possible fairytale character this year.
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The Denmark of Hrolfr Kraki is like a kingdom in a fairytale, where incredible things happen.
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The picturesque heart of Scotland, with its castle on a fairytale plateau above the Firth of Forth.
Fiction book (1995)
Synonyms
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1.0
A traditional story for children with magic and strange beings
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1.4
A story for children about fairies and magic
Antonyms
How Magical
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Fairytale comes from two simple parts: fairy (a small, magical being) and tale ('story'). It originally meant a story about magic and enchanted places, which is why we use it for children's stories full of wonder and strange creatures.