fairylike

adjective

Definition of fairylikenext
as in fairy

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fairylike
  1. dreamy
  2. wondrous
  3. possessed
  4. cursed
  5. miraculous
Adjective
  • Argentina While Argentina’s on-pitch style is anything but relaxed, their color palette pairs perfectly with dreamy designs, light fabrics, and airy silhouettes.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 17 July 2026
  • The Eras Tour performer is pictured squatting in her dreamy pink-and-white strapless gown by designer Markarian, offering a closer look at her teardrop earrings and classic low-bun updo.
    — Ashleigh Carter, InStyle, 17 July 2026
Definition of dreamy
Adjective
  • Meanwhile other scientists are hoping to use the wondrous event to inspire people to get more personally involved in science.
    — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 15 July 2026
  • The whimsy carries over to afternoon tea, served throughout the year in the hotel’s Pavilion and featuring fairytale and wondrous themes.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026
Definition of wondrous
Adjective
  • Religious horror films offer narratives of meaning, mystery, and morality, shaping how power, belief, and the body—both pure and possessed—are understood.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 8 July 2026
  • 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.
    — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 22 May 2026
Definition of possessed
Adjective
  • Images of shape-shifting witches and cursed doors blur the lines between reality and the twins’ childlike imagination.
    — Jude Noel, Pitchfork, 22 July 2026
  • Deadites will rise from the cursed pages of the Necronomicon as Evil Dead Burn becomes the latest house confirmed for this year’s Halloween Horror Nights.
    — Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 21 July 2026
Definition of cursed
Adjective
  • The following season, Newcastle came third in the Premier League and Andy Cole scored 41 goals, a miraculous rise by the standards of most clubs and vertiginous for Newcastle.
    — George Caulkin, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • They’re tossed in a blend of malt-vinegar powder, sugar, salt, black pepper, and MSG, a miraculous combination that activates every sensory receptor simultaneously, and nearly blows out your palate for anything else.
    — Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 19 July 2026
Definition of miraculous
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