pixieish

Examples

• All

• Her pixieish demeanor made her the life of the party, enchanting everyone with her playful energy.

• He brightened up (without the help of any strong meat or drink whatsoever) at dinner and became positively pixieish at times.

  Academic text (2011)

• Mary's skin looked like it was always deeply tanned, and she had big eyes and black hair slicked straight back (she claimed she'd rather die than wear bangs) and pulled into two little ponytails that made her look pixieish, along with being so frail.

  Fiction book (1992)

• "Sorry," she said with a pixieish smile, making everyone in the room chuckle.

• The pixieish children danced around the garden, their laughter echoing in the air.

Synonyms

D

devilish

vspixieish

16 4.4

Being very naughty in a playful, clever way

is softer and cuter in its mischief rather than wicked

I

impish

vspixieish

6 6.1

Playfully naughty in a way that teases others

is more about a cute magical look as well as mischief

E

elfin

vspixieish

• Literature

5 7.7

Being small and delicate in a charming, fairy-like way

focuses more on playful behaviour than on delicate physical appearance

C

corky

vspixieish

4 7.0

Lively and slightly odd in a way that makes people smile

is more rooted in tiny magical mischief than general oddness

R

roguish

vspixieish

3 6.7

Showing playful, friendly mischief

is gentler and more small-creature like rather than boldly cheeky

E

elvish

vspixieish

3 8.1

Playful and slightly naughty in a quick, happy way

adds a stronger emphasis on small, charming appearance rather than tone

P

pixilated

vspixieish

• UK

1 9.3

Playfully naughty and a little odd

is more simply charming and elfin rather than eccentric

E

elfish

vspixieish

1 6.8

Playful and slightly naughty in a cheerful, harmless way

leans more toward a tiny magical look as well as mischief

T

trixie

vspixieish

• Informal

1 9.3

Behaving playfully and a little tricky

is less about tricking and more about small magical charm

F

fairylike

vspixieish

1 4.9

Having a small, gentle, and magical look

includes that enchantment but adds a playful mischievous element

E

elflike

vspixieish

1 7.6

Small and delicate with graceful pointed features

adds playful mischief to that delicate and graceful visual quality

P

pixyish

vspixieish

• UK

1 8.2

Playful and a little naughty like a small fairy

is the same in meaning but differs in spelling form

Antonyms

S

serious

∞ 1.4

Calm and focused, not playful or joking

S

sober

32 4.6

Serious and sensible in behavior or tone

How Mischievous

mischievous

27 3.5

pixieish

1 8.2

playful

72 1.6

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology