Synonyms for fairy
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Fay — an enchantress, or creature of overpowering charm
fay, faerie, elf, sprite, pixie, goblin, fey, puck, peri, sylph, fae rare
Definitions
- n. 1
A male homosexual, especially one who is effeminate.
- n. 2
An enchantress, or creature of overpowering charm.
- n. 3
A legendary Chinese immortal.
Related words
- Word family
- fairykind fairylike fairy-tale fairywren
- Phrases
- fairy hill fairy ring fairy fort fairy story fairy duster fairy penguin fairy ring champignon fairy chip
- Other spellings
- fairie
Forms
- Plural
- fairies → fays, faeries, sprites, pixies…
Example sentences
- elf You can play as a human, as an elf or as a dwarf.
- fay Morgan le Fay was a powerful sorceress and the half-sister of King Arthur.
- sprite I am a little world made cunningly of elements, and an angelic sprite.
- queen Queen Victoria was the sovereign of Great Britain.
- pansy Adriano was often bullied for being a pansy.
By length
- 3 letters
- elf1, fay1, fag1, fey1, fae1, mab1
- 4 letters
- puck1, peri, poof1, xian1, pouf
- 5 letters
- queen1, fruit1, queer1, pixie2, nance1, ponce2, twink1, pansy2, sylph1, fagot, poove
- 6 letters
- faggot2, goblin2, sprite1, faerie
- 7 letters
- titania3
- 8 letters
- immortal3
- 10 letters
- homosexual5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (pixie2 = 2 syllables).