fairy

fairy
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
n. fay, sprite, pixy, elf, brownie, gnome, leprechaun. See mythical deities, demon.
II
(Roget's IV) n.
Syn. spirit, sprite, fay, good fairy, elf, brownie, goblin, hobgoblin, dryad, hamadryad, oread, maenad, nymph, bacchante, naiad, pixie, mermaid, nereid, nixie, kelpie, sylph, Siren, bogy, genie, jinni, Puck, imp, enchantress, witch, warlock, banshee, werewolf, ogre, ogress, Ariel, Robin Goodfellow, Queen Mab, Oberon, Titania, demon, daemon, daeva, succubus, devil, vampire, lamia, ghoul, Harpy, Lorelei, Circe, demiurge, familiar, poltergeist, troll, gnome, gremlin, leprechaun, kobold, ouphe, will-o'-the-wisp, visitant, afrit, barghest, peri, satyr, faun, fiend, White Lady, Norn, Fate, Weird Sister; see also ghost 1 .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.
elf, pixie, nymph, leprechaun, brownie, gnome, sprite, dwarf, imp, puck, gremlin, sandman, Tinkerbell.

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  • fairy — /fair ee/, n., pl. fairies, adj. n. 1. (in folklore) one of a class of supernatural beings, generally conceived as having a diminutive human form and possessing magical powers with which they intervene in human affairs. 2. Slang (disparaging and… …   Universalium

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