plural fairies
1
: a mythical being of folklore and romance usually having diminutive human form and magic powers
2
slang, offensive
: a gay person
—used as a term of abuse and disparagement
fairy
adjective
Synonyms of fairy
Examples of fairy in a Sentence
fairies are part of the folklore of many countries and cultures
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If your favorite writer wishes they could be whisked away to the land of fairies and Björk and neighborhood hot springs, try cutting a large international corner with this bath product straight from the famous Blue Lagoon.
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Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025
There's a fairy princess quality in Ariana as Glinda in that dress.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025
String lights across ceilings or doorways, arrange candles, place tea lights in lanterns, and weave fairy lights into wreaths.
—Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Dec. 2025
Shine your fairy dust up there, girlfriend.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Dec. 2025
Officially named Thismia selangorensis, the first of the new 'fairy lantern' plant species was discovered hidden away in a tree hole on a riverbank in Taman Eko Rimba Sungai Chongkak, Selangor, Malaysia.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
See five Fiona fairies in Fairyland, a blacklight puppet show, a light show on Swan Lake and more.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 21 Nov. 2025
Her office, with its enormous lounge chair and dangling mobiles and strings of fairy lights, is practically a temple to the feeling.
—Katherine Laidlaw, HubSpot, 14 Nov. 2025
While details of Gatwa’s character are not yet known, Erivo’s Jayne is described as a trailblazing fairy whose defiant streak sparks a rebellion.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 8 Nov. 2025
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Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025
There's a fairy princess quality in Ariana as Glinda in that dress.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025
String lights across ceilings or doorways, arrange candles, place tea lights in lanterns, and weave fairy lights into wreaths.
—Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Dec. 2025
Shine your fairy dust up there, girlfriend.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Dec. 2025
Officially named Thismia selangorensis, the first of the new 'fairy lantern' plant species was discovered hidden away in a tree hole on a riverbank in Taman Eko Rimba Sungai Chongkak, Selangor, Malaysia.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
See five Fiona fairies in Fairyland, a blacklight puppet show, a light show on Swan Lake and more.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 21 Nov. 2025
Her office, with its enormous lounge chair and dangling mobiles and strings of fairy lights, is practically a temple to the feeling.
—Katherine Laidlaw, HubSpot, 14 Nov. 2025
While details of Gatwa’s character are not yet known, Erivo’s Jayne is described as a trailblazing fairy whose defiant streak sparks a rebellion.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 8 Nov. 2025
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“Fairy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fairy. Accessed 11 Dec. 2025.
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