Thesaurus results for LITTLE PEOPLE

little people

noun

Definition of little people

as in fairy

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Recent Examples of little people Hawthorne, who had two daughters and a son, captures how children can seem to their parents like mysterious little people beyond their control. — Robert S. Levine, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026 Has little people skills, lacks self-awareness and can sometimes exhibit erratic behavior. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026 The little people came out and worked well, but how was this any different from his previous appearances? — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026 Just as Odysseus and his men defeat the cyclops by putting out his eye, so these little people defeat the doctor by breaking his glasses. — Jim Beckerman, USA Today, 22 July 2026 And a scene depicting a barroom brawl among little people, interrupted by similarly diminutive cops and paramedics, feels like it could have been devised by Buñuel. — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026 These little people seem to like dancing and performing acrobatics. — Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026 Richards had made disparaging comments about women’s bodies and out-of-bounds discourse on Jewish and Asian people as well as little people and the mentally disabled. — Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2026 Family-friendly With babysitters available upon request, flocks of sheep to be inspected, and eggs to be collected from the chicken coup, little people (especially the sooty, city rats), will be in rural rapture. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026

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Noun

Lights from torches and Navi the fairy play off the floors and walls of dungeons with lavish detail, making metal glint and bringing out the cracks and contours of stone and tile.

— Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026
The figure’s outstretched hand holds up a tiny fairy-like woman at eye level.

— Artforum, Artforum, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of fairy

Noun

His army of orcs are tracking down the rest of the titular rings, which are safe(ish) with the elves in the luxe strongholds of Lindon and Rivendell, as well as my beloved dwarves in the sonorous mines of Khazad-dûm.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 10 Nov. 2026
But the elves — less weighed down by volumous hair and with wardrobes not so focussed on bulk — aren’t facing quite the same issue.

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of elf

Noun

The concept had the goblin going out to a bar, hoping to charm the princess.

— Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
From glittering ghosts, ghastly goblins and wicked witches to wily warlocks, fashion can inspire any Halloween transformation.

— Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of goblin

Noun

Even with eligibility rules on the agenda, the WNBA couldn’t stop talking about internet trolls.

— Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026
Drake has been the punchline in culture many times, but—online trolls be damned—he’s been dressing better than ever.

— José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of troll

Noun

Would Azriel, the third and final bad-boy faerie of the Night Court’s royal family, end up with Elain, the unhappy and often forgotten youngest sister of the Night Court’s High Lady, Feyre?

— Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2026
Maeve learns that the legends she was raised on — stories of faeries, kelpies and seelies — are actually true.

— Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026

Definition of faerie

Noun

The Heeler family home is recreated in uncanny detail—from Bandit’s armchair to the backyard barbecue—with interactive games led by a cheeky garden gnome named Rhonda, music, and secret nooks that delight kids and grown-ups.

— Alli Forde, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2026
Accounting is not a very physical job, but tell that to the KPMG gnomes who just spent weeks lugging around gold bars in a secret Swiss cavern.

— Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of gnome

Noun

Whoever decided turning 60 meant auto-scheduling a pixie chop clearly missed the memo.

— Colleen Sullivan, InStyle, 7 Nov. 2026
The actress’ glam featured her blond hair coiffed in a contemporary pixie cut with subtle makeup save for a pop of color, thanks to her bold red lip.

— Julia Teti, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of pixie

Noun

The women are in stupid costumes (Heather Gay is dressed as a leprechaun at one point) and yelling at one another for yet-unknown reasons.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2026
Olyphant asked, drawing attention to a leprechaun giving Meyers the middle finger in honor of his new project, Lucky.

— Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026

Definition of leprechaun

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