faerie

American  

[fey-uh-ree, fair-ee] / ˈfeɪ ə ri, ˈfɛər i /

Also faëry or faery

noun

plural

faeries

1. the imaginary land of the fairies; fairyland.

2. Archaic. a fairy.

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adjective

1. fairy.

faerie British  

/ ˈfeɪərɪ, ˈfɛərɪ /

noun

1. the land of fairies

2. enchantment

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adjective

1. a variant of fairy

Etymology

Origin of faerie

First recorded in 1580–90; spelling variant of fairy

Example Sentences

Instead, they learn to sing the local language in a lovely faerie hymnal.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2025

The show took over St. Ann’s Warehouse, in Brooklyn, in a 24-hour-long “radical faerie realness ritual sacrifice” that amounted to a transcendent artistic and political gesture.

From New York Times • Jun. 27, 2023

Lloyd-Jones uses her Welsh setting and its faerie mythos to great effect.

From Washington Post • Sep. 17, 2022

Anyone who knows their way around faerie tales knows you need to be cautious with old women in the woods.

From Salon • Jan. 20, 2022

But I know there are also humans who make bad bargains or offend the wrong faerie and who are not treated so well.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black