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Synonyms for pixie

Most common

fairy elf imp gnome

All synonyms

Noun

1. Imp — A playful sprite or elflike or fairy-like creature

fairy, imp, elf, brownie, gnome, sprite, gremlin, fair, scamp, mischief-maker, ruffian, mischief, hob, hoodlum, hooligan, peri, minx, rogue, goblin, booger, rascal, prankster

Other

pyxie dated

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A playful sprite or elflike or fairy-like creature.

Related words

Word family
pixieing pixieish pixielike pixilated
Phrases
pixie cut pixie dust pixie ring
Other spellings
pigsie piskie pixy

Forms

Plural
pixies → fairies, imps, brownies, gnomes…

Example sentences

  • fairy The little fairy washed itself in the morning dew.
  • elf You can play as a human, as an elf or as a dwarf.
  • imp That pesky imp must be punished.
  • gnome Tom is a gnome who lives in a carved-out mushroom.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
pixierising
fairyrising
elfrising
impfalling
gnomerising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
elf1, imp1, hob1
4 letters
fair1, peri, minx
5 letters
fairy2, rogue1, gnome1, scamp, pyxie
6 letters
goblin2, sprite1, rascal2, booger
7 letters
brownie2, gremlin2, ruffian, hoodlum2
8 letters
mischief2, hooligan3
9 letters
prankster2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fairy2 = 2 syllables).