What is the difference between fairy and fable?
fairy | fable |
(uncountable, obsolete) the realm of faerie; enchantment, illusion.
A mythical being who had magical powers, known in many sizes and descriptions, although often depicted in modern illustrations only as small and spritely with gauze-like wings; A sprite.
(Northern England, US, derogatory, colloquial) a male homosexual, especially one who is effeminate.
(paganism) A nature spirit revered in modern paganism.
Two species of hummingbird in the genus Heliothryx.
A fictitious narrative intended to enforce some useful truth or precept, usually with animals, birds etc as characters; an apologue. Prototypically, .
Any story told to excite wonder; common talk; the theme of talk.
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Fiction; untruth; falsehood.
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The plot, story, or connected series of events forming the subject of an epic or dramatic poem.
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(archaic) To compose fables; hence, to write or speak fiction ; to write or utter what is not true.
* Shakespeare, 1 Henry VI , IV-ii:
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(archaic) To feign; to invent; to devise, and speak of, as true or real; to tell of falsely.
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As nouns the difference between fairy and fable
is that fairy is (uncountable|obsolete) the realm of faerie; enchantment, illusion while fable is a fictitious narration intended to enforce some useful truth or precept, usually with animals, birds etc as characters; an apologue prototypically,.As a verb fable is
(archaic) to compose fables; hence, to write or speak fiction ; to write or utter what is not true.fairy
English
(wikipedia fairy)Alternative forms
* faery * faerieNoun
(fairies)Synonyms
* (mythical being) fay, fey, fae, sprite * (male homosexual) fag (US), faggot (US), poof (UK), queen (wikipedia fairy)Derived terms
* airy-fairy * fairy bread * fairy chess * fairy circle * fairy cycle * fairy dust * fairy floss * fairy godmother * fairy lights * fairy lily * fairy primrose * fairy ring * fairy ring champignon * fairy shrimp * fairy story * fairy tale * fairy thorn * fairy wren * fairyfloss * fairyland * fairy-tale, fairytale * tooth fairy * water fairyfable
English
(wikipedia fable)Noun
(en noun)- Old wives' fables .
- We grew / The fable of the city where we dwelt.
- It would look like a fable to report that this gentleman gives away a great fortune by secret methods.
- The moral is the first business of the poet; this being formed, he contrives such a design or fable as may be most suitable to the moral.
Synonyms
* (fiction to enforce a useful precept) morality play * (story to excite wonder) legend * (falsehood)Verb
(fabl)- He Fables not.
- Vain now the tales which fabling poets tell.
- He fables , yet speaks truth.
- The hell thou fablest .