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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Fairy Garden Accessories Let your imagination loose to repurpose wine corks in all sorts of fanciful ways for fairy gardens.
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Viveka Neveln, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Dec. 2025
The fairy cat mother, keeps flying over my house & never stops.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
Whether your choice of festive romance is a spicy romp in the holly and the ivy, or mistletoe kisses in a winter wonderland, there is something to suit every taste, and threaded through them all like a string of fairy lights there is love.
—Jenny Bayliss, PEOPLE, 7 Dec. 2025
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.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025
Shine your fairy dust up there, girlfriend.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 4 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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Viveka Neveln, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Dec. 2025
The fairy cat mother, keeps flying over my house & never stops.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
Whether your choice of festive romance is a spicy romp in the holly and the ivy, or mistletoe kisses in a winter wonderland, there is something to suit every taste, and threaded through them all like a string of fairy lights there is love.
—Jenny Bayliss, PEOPLE, 7 Dec. 2025
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.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025
Shine your fairy dust up there, girlfriend.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 4 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 16 Dec. 2025.
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