faerie
noun
fa·er·ie
ˈfā-(ə-)rē 
ˈfer-ē
ˈfer-ē
variants
or less commonly faery
plural faeries
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faery
adjective
Examples of faerie in a Sentence
in ancient folklore faeries were often portrayed as powerful beings who could wreak havoc on the lives of humans
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For instance, people used to hang iron on their doors at night to keep faeries and demons out of their homes (talismans) and a knock on the door in the middle of the night was to be ignored, for surely some evil spirit was lurking outside.
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Erik Kain, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
The Unseelie Court is the bastion of malevolent faeries who harm humans for their amusement or to exact revenge.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
This is the immortality the evil faeries / demons gave to these horrible people.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024
That’s in addition to the strange creatures that roam the countryside such as faeries and dragon.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
There are knights with a strong sense of chivalry, and dueling beliefs in faeries and Jesus Christ, and a deep passion for questing.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
The Unseelie Court is the bastion of malevolent faeries who harm humans for their amusement or to exact revenge.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
That’s in addition to the strange creatures that roam the countryside such as faeries and dragon.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
There are knights with a strong sense of chivalry, and dueling beliefs in faeries and Jesus Christ, and a deep passion for questing.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
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Erik Kain, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
The Unseelie Court is the bastion of malevolent faeries who harm humans for their amusement or to exact revenge.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
This is the immortality the evil faeries / demons gave to these horrible people.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024
That’s in addition to the strange creatures that roam the countryside such as faeries and dragon.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
There are knights with a strong sense of chivalry, and dueling beliefs in faeries and Jesus Christ, and a deep passion for questing.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
The Unseelie Court is the bastion of malevolent faeries who harm humans for their amusement or to exact revenge.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
That’s in addition to the strange creatures that roam the countryside such as faeries and dragon.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
There are knights with a strong sense of chivalry, and dueling beliefs in faeries and Jesus Christ, and a deep passion for questing.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Faerie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/faerie. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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