FAIRY


Meaning of FAIRY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfer-ē ]

noun

( plural fair·ies )

Etymology: Middle English fairie fairyland, enchantment, from Anglo-French faerie, from fee fairy, from Latin Fata, goddess of fate, from fatum fate

Date: 14th century

1. : a mythical being of folklore and romance usually having diminutive human form and magic powers

2. usually disparaging : a male homosexual

• fairy adjective

• fairy·like -ˌlīk adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.