as in elf
an imaginary being usually having a small human form and magical powers
fairies are part of the folklore of many countries and cultures
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Recent Examples of fairy
Hanna Wickes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 June 2026
Flower garlands, fairy lights everywhere, pretty appetizers and edible floral cocktails.
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Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
22 June 2026
Here’s where the story gets sprinkled with fairy dust.
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Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
21 June 2026
The exhibition centers on a film created with generative AI trained on an archive that includes fairy folklore and the Victorian mania for invention.
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Eugenie Brinkema,
ARTnews.com,
14 June 2026
Her glam team complemented the off-the-shoulder design with ethereal fairy makeup, including rosy pink blush and shimmering eyeshadow.
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Staff Author,
InStyle,
6 June 2026
Tiny fairy lights are especially susceptible to breaking.
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Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
2 June 2026
It’s liberally dotted with the designer’s personal collection of art and antiques, but still manages to feel pared-back—as if a Scandinavian fairy came down and waved all the potential clutter away.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
Everything feels more whimsical, more fairy-like, more nymph-coded, as if fashion itself is trying to mirror the romance of the natural world.
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Tiana Randall,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
Noun
For something dreamier, A Midsummer Night’s Dream theme pairs flower garlands and fairy lights with pretty appetizers and edible floral cocktails.
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Hanna Wickes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 June 2026
Flower garlands, fairy lights everywhere, pretty appetizers and edible floral cocktails.
—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
22 June 2026
Here’s where the story gets sprinkled with fairy dust.
—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
21 June 2026
The exhibition centers on a film created with generative AI trained on an archive that includes fairy folklore and the Victorian mania for invention.
—
Eugenie Brinkema,
ARTnews.com,
14 June 2026
Her glam team complemented the off-the-shoulder design with ethereal fairy makeup, including rosy pink blush and shimmering eyeshadow.
—
Staff Author,
InStyle,
6 June 2026
Tiny fairy lights are especially susceptible to breaking.
—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
2 June 2026
It’s liberally dotted with the designer’s personal collection of art and antiques, but still manages to feel pared-back—as if a Scandinavian fairy came down and waved all the potential clutter away.
—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
Everything feels more whimsical, more fairy-like, more nymph-coded, as if fashion itself is trying to mirror the romance of the natural world.
—
Tiana Randall,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fairy
Noun
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At the end of 2005-2006, a whole host of elves got arrested and were sent to prison.
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The actress will play an elf named Seren, who is a brand new character for the Lord of the Rings franchise.
Adjective
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Edmund Teske slips between genres with two small, dreamy images that layer a woman’s face over the façades of old buildings, like memories that refuse to fade.
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As if that doesn’t sell a ticket already, trust that Fast’s dreamy vision of friendship, queerness and the occult is a singular experience.
Noun
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Maeve learns that the legends she was raised on — stories of faeries, kelpies and seelies — are actually true.
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The plays are set in locations as varied as courts, forests, battlefields, and even the realm of faerie.
Adjective
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Soon after, residents of Shuni began to sicken and die, giving rise to rumors of a cursed coffin.
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Created by Katie Dippold, Widow’s Bay is set in a fictional — and very much cursed — New England island town and centers around Tom, the town’s mayor.
Noun
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Beyond the fruit, the dwarf golden spice pear features clusters of white spring blooms and glossy leaves that turn a striking burgundy or bronze color in the fall.
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Many get very large, so be sure to buy a dwarf variety for foundation plantings.
Adjective
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But no homes are so possessed with pottery of the truly enormous variety as Jeremiah Brent and Nate Berkus, whose Portuguese farmhouse appears on the cover of our June issue.
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Once Nikki returns to herself, she’s still left with extreme trauma and consequences, given that the possessed version of her murdered two people.
Noun
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After all, everyone's inner goblin comes out eventually.
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The scientists only got a passing glimpse of the goblin shark before the lights and loud noise from the ROV's motor scared it away, Auscavitch told ABC News.
Adjective
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Compelling characters, breathtaking action, beautiful environments, and an array of wondrous alien creatures.
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The film follows Charlie Brown and the Peanuts gang, who go on an emotional and wondrous journey to the vibrant Big City when Snoopy runs away from home.
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“Fairy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fairy. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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