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variants also pixy

pixie

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noun

variants also pixy
as in fairy
an imaginary being usually having a small human form and magical powers leave a dish of milk and some bread out for the pixies

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Recent Examples of pixie
Adjective
Revel, a kombucha brewery and tasting room, will release a pixie tangerine kombucha. Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2022 Maurice is a genially bearish man, with curly brown hair, who looks like a brainier John Laroquette; Katia, with short hair and glasses and a vivacious grin, suggests a pixie version of Terry Gross. Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 20 Jan. 2022
Noun
Her pixie cut hair was styled in a sleek look with makeup elements featuring bold brows, lined eyes and a glossy lip. Julia Teti, Footwear News, 4 June 2025 Decor, food and even the rides have all been sprinkled with the park’s signature brand of magic pixie dust. Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 16 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for pixie
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pixie
Adjective
  • That’s 663 days between pitching appearances – and 663 days since fans caught a glimpse of his wicked four-seam fastball and splitter.
    Julia Andersen, CNN Money, 16 June 2025
  • To its credit, Seattle responded strongly after the break and pulled one back when Cristian Roldan’s header took a wicked deflection and snuck into the Botafogo net.
    Jeff Rueter, New York Times, 15 June 2025
Adjective
  • View More On the cover, a young Chenier holds a 25-pound accordion the length of his torso, a big, mischievous smile on his face.
    Reya Hart, The Atlantic, 15 June 2025
  • Next, Negan saw Annie… and Joshua (whose smile was as mischievous as we’d been told).
    Charlie Mason, TVLine, 15 June 2025
Noun
  • During one high elf’s dialogue in the original Oblivion, a dissatisfied voice actor can be heard objecting to and then immediately rerecording her line about thieves and their break-ins.
    Jamal Michel, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
  • The family posed for Christmas photos in matching red formal wear and themed elf onesies in 2023, when Alcala was pregnant with Alianna.
    Nasha Smith, People.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The others were Dan Lucas, the guitarist, from York, and Taylor Stewart, the drummer, from outside Glasgow—the group’s impish prankster, who has a penchant for choking his mates and kicking them in the balls.
    Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
  • Fit, tan and still charmingly impish, Sanz met with Billboard over a glass of red wine at Sony’s 5020 Studios in Miami in early May.
    Leila Cobo, Billboard, 22 May 2025
Noun
  • Stripped first of his access to the goblin court, and now of his ability to speak with the dead, Celehar nonetheless still has commitments to the living.
    Natalie Zutter January 2, Literary Hub, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Lisa’s Joker is part motivational speaker, part chaos goblin.
    Clayton Davis, Variety, 5 May 2025
Adjective
  • Maeglin was corrupted by his forbidden desire for King Turgon’s daughter, Idril, who also happened to be his first cousin—a big taboo in elvish culture.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Another trail leads to an elvish waterfall cascading down a wall of ferns and flowers.
    Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 1 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Crusty art critics and right-wing trolls joined together to bash the work for not looking exactly like every other lifeless oil-on-canvas depiction of a U.S. president.
    Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 12 June 2025
  • From popular folk-rockers Mumford & Sons to giant forest trolls and classical music with a Spanish twist, there is a lot to see and do in the Bay Area this weekend and beyond.
    Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 5 June 2025
Adjective
  • But playful, electronic reimaginings of Grandma’s feel-good tunes and funny pop culture sound bites weren’t getting us anywhere past Havre de Grace.
    Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2025
  • Rowan is a funny, playful, and high-spirited young boy who keeps everyone around him smiling.
    MARE Staff, Boston Herald, 22 June 2025

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“Pixie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pixie. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.

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