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Wonderland vs Fairyland - What's the difference?

wonderland | fairyland |

As nouns the difference between wonderland and fairyland

is that wonderland is an imaginary or real place full of wonder or marvels while fairyland is the imaginary land or abode of fairies.

As an adjective fairyland is

having qualities ascribed to fairies and their realm; fanciful, delicate, surreal, or diminutive.

wonderland

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An imaginary or real place full of wonder or marvels.

    • Derived terms

    * Alice in Wonderland * winter wonderland

    fairyland

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Having qualities ascribed to fairies and their realm; fanciful, delicate, surreal, or diminutive.
    • The children built a fairyland cottage out of gingerbread, decorated with gumdrops and peppermint sticks.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The imaginary land or abode of fairies.
  • * 2004 , Algernon Blackwood, A Prisoner in Fairyland , Kessinger Publishing, page 174 [http://books.google.com/books?id=F-OpOJaC7gEC&pg=PA174&dq=fairyland+date:1950-2008&lr=lang_en&as_brr=3&sig=4Y-Rlrc6NK9JVM-APplxfNDJyu8]
    • Not merely a foolish fairyland' of make-believe and dragons and princesses imprisoned in animals, but a ' fairyland the whole world needs - the sympathy of sweet endeavour, love, gentleness and sacrifice for others.

    Synonyms

    * dreamworld

    References

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