Definition of 'fairy'
Word forms: plural fairies
1. countable noun
2. countable noun
If someone describes a man as a fairy, they mean that he is a homosexual and they disapprove of this.
[offensive, old-fashioned, disapproval]COBUILD Advanced English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
nounWord forms: plural fairies
1.
an imaginary supernatural being, usually represented in diminutive human form and characterized as clever, playful, and having magical powers
adjective (prenominal)
4.
of or relating to a fairy or fairies
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Derived forms
adjective
Word origin of 'fairy'
nounWord forms: plural ˈfairies
1.
2. Slang
a male homosexual
term of contempt or derision adjective
3.
of fairies
4.
fairylike; graceful; delicate
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Derived forms
adjective
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Translations for 'fairy'
- American English: fairy
- Arabic: جِنِّيَّة
- Brazilian Portuguese: fada
- Chinese: 仙女
- Croatian: vila
- Czech: víla
- Danish: fe
- Dutch: fee
- European Spanish: hada
- Finnish: keijukainen
- French: fée
- German: Fee
- Greek: νεράιδα
- Italian: fata
- Japanese: 妖精
- Korean: 요정 꼬마요정
- Norwegian: fe
- Polish: duszek
- European Portuguese: fada
- Romanian: zână
- Russian: фея
- Spanish: hada
- Swedish: älva
- Thai: นางฟ้า
- Turkish: peri
- Ukrainian: фея
- Vietnamese: tiên
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