Fairy vs Fare - What's the difference?
fairy | fare |
(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.
(label) a going; journey; travel; voyage; course; passage
Money paid for a transport ticket.
A paying passenger, especially in a taxi.
Food and drink.
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, title= Supplies for consumption or pleasure.
(UK, crime, slang) A prostitute's client.
(archaic) To go, travel.
To get along, succeed (well or badly); to be in any state, or pass through any experience, good or bad; to be attended with any circumstances or train of events.
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, title= To eat, dine.
* Bible, Luke xvi. 19
(impersonal) To happen well, or ill.
* Milton
As a noun fairy
is (uncountable|obsolete) the realm of faerie; enchantment, illusion.As a verb fare is
.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 fairyfare
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) fare, from the merger of (etyl) .Noun
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References
*Etymology 2
From (etyl) .Verb
- So fares the stag among the enraged hounds.
Ian Sample
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- There was a certain rich man which fared sumptuously every day.
- We shall see how it will fare with him.
- So fares it when with truth falsehood contends.