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fairy definition

fairy (fer′ē)

noun pl. fairies fair′·ies

  1. an imaginary being usually in human form and supposed to have magic powers, specif. one that is tiny, graceful, and delicate
  2. Slang a male homosexual: term of contempt or derision

Etymology: ME, fairyland, fairy < OFr faerie < fée: see fay

adjective

  1. of fairies
  2. fairylike; graceful; delicate

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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