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- [fey-uh-ree, fair-ee]
- /ˈfeɪ ə ri, ˈfɛər i/
- /ˈfeərɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fey-uh-ree, fair-ee]
- /ˈfeɪ ə ri, ˈfɛər i/
Definitions of faerie word
- noun faerie the imaginary land of the fairies; fairyland. 1
- noun faerie Archaic. a fairy. 1
- abbreviation FAERIE fairy. 1
- abbreviation FAERIE Fairyland. 1
- noun faerie the land of fairies 0
- noun faerie enchantment 0
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Origin of faerie
First appearance:
before 1580 One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1580-90; spelling variant of fairy
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Faerie
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
faerie popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
faerie usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for faerie
noun faerie
- dreamland — a pleasant, lovely land that exists only in dreams or the imagination; the region of reverie.
- cloudland — region of dreams, imagination, or impractical speculation; visionary realm
- dream world — the world of imagination or illusion rather than of objective reality.
- fairyland — the imaginary realm of fairies.
- land of enchantment — New Mexico (used as a nickname).
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See also
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