Fairy is a alternative form of faerie.
Fairy is a derived term of faerie.
As nouns the difference between faerie and fairy
is that faerie is an archaic spelling of lang=en while fairy is the realm of faerie; enchantment, illusion.
faerie
English
Alternative forms
* (qualifier)
Noun
(
en noun)
Realm of the fays, fairyland.
References
* Faerie'', in ''Compact Oxford English Dictionary .
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fairy
Alternative forms
* faery
* faerie
Noun
(fairies)
(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.
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 fairy
