PIXIE

Meaning of PIXIE in English

/ ˈpɪksi; NAmE / noun

(in stories) a creature like a small person with pointed ears, who has magic powers

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 17th cent.: of unknown origin.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

PIXIE — I. noun also pixy (plural ~s) Etymology: origin unknown Date: circa 1630 fairy , a usually petite vivacious woman or …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PIXIE — I. noun or pixy ˈpiksē, -si ( plural pixies ) Etymology: origin unknown 1. a. : fairy ; specifically : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PIXIE — (n.) A low creeping evergreen plant (Pyxidanthera barbulata), with mosslike leaves and little white blossoms, found in New Jersey and …
Английский словарь Webster
PIXIE — (n.) An old English name for a fairy; an elf.
Английский словарь Webster
PIXIE — ( n. ) An old English name for a fairy; an elf.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PIXIE — ( n. ) A low creeping evergreen plant (Pyxidanthera barbulata), with mosslike leaves and little white blossoms, found in New …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PIXIE — /pik"see/ , n. 1. a fairy or sprite, esp. a mischievous one. 2. a small, pert, or mischievous person. adj. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PIXIE — n. fairy, sprite, small magical being; elf, imp, gnome
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PIXIE — I. noun also pixy ˈpik-sē ( plural pix·ies ) Etymology: origin unknown Date: circa 1630 1. : fairy ; specifically …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PIXIE — noun an old english name for a fairy; an elf. 2. pixie ·noun a low creeping evergreen plant (pyxidanthera barbulata), …
Webster English vocab
PIXIE — (also pixy ) ■ noun ( plural ~s ) a supernatural being in folklore, typically portrayed as small and human-like …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PIXIE — [pix.ie] or pixy n, pl pix.ies [origin unknown] (1746): fairy; specif: a cheerful mischievous sprite -- pix.ie.ish adj [2]pixie or …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PIXIE — also spelled Pixy, in the folklore of southwestern England, tiny elflike spirit or mischievous fairy dressed in green who dances …
Britannica English vocabulary
PIXIE — pixie BrE AmE ˈpɪks i ▷ pixie|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PIXIE — pix ‧ ie BrE AmE , pixy /ˈpɪksi/ noun [countable] an imaginary creature that looks like a very small human …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PIXIE — n. (also pixy) (pl. -ies) a being like a fairy; an elf. øpixie hat (or hood) a child's hat with …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PIXIE — n. (also pixy) (pl. -ies) a being like a fairy; an elf. pixie hat (or hood) a child's hat with …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PIXIE — n. (also pixy) (pl. -ies) a being like a fairy; an elf. Phrases and idioms: pixie hat (or hood) a …
Oxford English vocab
PIXIE — ( pixies) A pixie is an imaginary little creature like a fairy. Pixies have pointed ears and wear pointed hats. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PIXIE — (~s) A ~ is an imaginary little creature like a fairy. Pixies have pointed ears and wear pointed hats. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PIXIE — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Agnes looked hard at the pixie . ▪ He has this lovely pixie body and …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PIXIE — pixy [noun] [C] - (esp. in children's stories) a small imaginary person
Cambridge English vocab
PIXIE — Synonyms and related words : Ariel, Befind, Corrigan, Dingbelle, Fifinella, Finnbeara, Hob, Hobgoblin, Mab, Oberon, Puck, Titania, antic, bad boy, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PIXIE — n. Function: adjective Synonyms: PLAYFUL 1, antic, coltish, elvish, gamesome, impish, pixieish, pixilated, prankish, puckish
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
PIXIE — n. Function: noun 1 Synonyms: FAIRY , brownie, elf, fay, nisse, sprite 2 Synonyms: SCAMP , devil, enfant terrible, mischief, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
PIXIE — n. ; ( also pixy ) Fairy, elf, sprite, fay, pigwidgin.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
PIXIE — I. noun 1. Synonyms: fairy , brownie, elf, fay, nisse, sprite 2. Synonyms: scamp , devil, enfant terrible, mischief, rapscallion, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
PIXIE — noun Pixie is used before these nouns: ↑ dust
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
PIXIE — = pixy эльф; фея pixie = pixy pixie = pixy pixy: pixy эльф, фея
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PIXIE — = pixy эльф; фея pixie = pixy pixie = pixy pixy: pixy эльф, фея
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PIXIE — n. Variant: also pixy Function: adjective Date: 1943 : playfully mischievous – pixi · ness noun
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PIXIE — n. Variant: also pixy Pronunciation: ' pik-s ē Function: noun Inflected Form: plural pix · ies Etymology: origin unknown Date: …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PIXIE — noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
PIXIE — n. 25B6; noun ELF, fairy, sprite, imp, brownie, puck, leprechaun; poetic/literary faerie, fay.
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PIXIE — пикси (доброе маленькое существо в фольклоре юго-западной Англии, особ. в графствах Корнуолл (Cornwall) и Девоншир; по некоторым повестям, в пикси …
Англо-Русский словарь Britain
PIXIE
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
PIXIE — n. (brit) A derogatory term for elves or elven sympathizers.
Shadow Slang English vocab
PIXIE — Фея
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
PIXIE — = pixy
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PIXIE — - pixy
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PIXIE — (0) фея; эльф
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
PIXIE — = pixy
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
PIXIE — = pixy
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PIXIE — n. эльф, фея
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
PIXIE — n. эльф, фея
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
PIXIE — = pixy
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
PIXIE — - pixy
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
PIXIE — бот. 1) звездчатка ланцетовидная (Stellaria holostea) 2) пиксидантера мелкобородчатая (Pyxidanthera barbulata)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
PIXIE — бот. 1) звездчатка ланцетовидная ( Stellaria holostea ) 2) пиксидантера мелкобородчатая ( Pyxidanthera barbulata )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
PIXIE — = pixy
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
PIXIE — = pixy
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
PIXIE — эльф, фея
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
PIXIE — = pixy
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
PIXIE — эльф
English-Russian Online Dictionary
PIXIE — эльф, фея
English-Russian vocab
PIXIE — пикси (доброе маленькое существо в фольклоре юго-западной Англии, особ. в графствах Корнуолл [Cornwall] и Девоншир; по некоторым повестям, в пикси …
Великобритания - Лингвострановедческий словарь
PIXIE — чудище
Англо-Русский словарь

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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