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PRONUNCIATION OF FAIRY FOOTSTEPS

fairy footsteps  [ˈfɛərɪ ˈfʊtˌstɛps] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FAIRY FOOTSTEPS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fairy footsteps is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FAIRY FOOTSTEPS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of fairy footsteps in the English dictionary

The definition of fairy footsteps in the dictionary is heavy footsteps.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FAIRY FOOTSTEPS


anableps
ˈænəˌblɛps
biceps
ˈbaɪsɛps
creps
krɛps
quadriceps
ˈkwɒdrɪˌsɛps
seps
sɛps
stairsteps
ˈstɛərˌstɛps
Steppes
stɛps
triceps
ˈtraɪsɛps

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FAIRY FOOTSTEPS

fairy
fairy armadillo
fairy bluebird
fairy cycle
fairy godmother
fairy lights
fairy penguin
fairy queen
fairy ring
fairy shrimp
fairy story
fairy swallow
fairy tale
fairy-like
fairy-tale
fairydom
fairyfloss
fairyhood
fairyism
fairyland

WORDS THAT END LIKE FAIRY FOOTSTEPS

auceps
creeps
de Lesseps
editio princeps
eps
facile princeps
forceps
Jeeps
keeps
Lesseps
peeps
sea steps
steps
take steps
the creeps
to play for keeps

Synonyms and antonyms of fairy footsteps in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «fairy footsteps» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FAIRY FOOTSTEPS

Find out the translation of fairy footsteps to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fairy footsteps from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fairy footsteps» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

仙人足迹
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pasos de hadas
570 millions of speakers

English

fairy footsteps
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

परी नक्शेकदम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خطى جنية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

фея шаги
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

passos de fadas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পরী পদাঙ্ক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

traces de fées
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jejak dongeng
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Fee Spuren
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

妖精の足跡
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

요정 의 발자취
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jejak kaki
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bước chân cổ tích
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தேவதை அடிச்சுவடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

परी चे घड्याळ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Peri ayak izleri
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

orme fata
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kroki bajki
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

фея кроки
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

urmele de basm
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χνάρια νεράιδα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

feetjie voetstappe
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fairy fotspår
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fairy fotspor
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fairy footsteps

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FAIRY FOOTSTEPS»

The term «fairy footsteps» is used very little and occupies the 189.728 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FAIRY FOOTSTEPS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «fairy footsteps» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «fairy footsteps» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fairy footsteps

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FAIRY FOOTSTEPS»

Discover the use of fairy footsteps in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fairy footsteps and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Victorian Fairy Tales: The Revolt of the Fairies and Elves
However, his work for children was much more serious. Indeed, Crowquill's fairy- tale writings and illustrations for children were often didactic allegories. Such works as Tales of Magic and Meaning (1 8 56) and Fairy Footsteps; or Lessons from ...
Jack Zipes, 2013
2
Dirty Magic
If that Goliath moves, stop dead in your tracks and keep absolutely still and quiet. And remember, that won't be the only one we'll meet today.” CH/|l5?lT_K I.'-> Fairy Footsteps There was a game called fairy .. 163 . . . . . . . GAPQL HUGHES .
Carol Hughes, 2008
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Freaks of fancy [poems] by Ruralton Glyn
FAIRY FOOTSTEPS. Fairy feet are lightly treading Through this busy world of ours Fairy hands are ever spreading Gifts upon our bowers. Silent are their feet, and soundless Are the voices in our ear ; Their benevolence is boundless, — Many ...
Alfred Wood (writer of verse.), 1873
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Tinsley's magazine, conducted by E. Yates
Come, O come, where fancy bids, Follow fairy footsteps light ; And when mortals close their lids Leave the sleeping world to-night: Come, then, follow, follow me. Fancy leads where fairies dwell, Ever happy, ever free ; Mossy bank and flow'ry ...
Edmund Hodgson Yates
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Tinsley's Magazine
COME, 0 COME, WHERE FJNCT BIDS ! % JFattB Song. Come, O come, where fancy bids, Follow fairy footsteps light ; And when mortals close their lids Leave the sleeping world to-night: Come, then, follow, follow me. Fancy leads where ...
6
Racism, Misogyny, and the Othello Myth: Inter-racial Couples ...
she seemed to move like a shadow through all sorts of places, without contracting spot or stain; and there was not a corner or nook, above or below, where those fairy footsteps had not glided, and that visionary golden head, with its deep blue ...
Celia R. Daileader, 2005
7
When Dreams Came True: Classical Fairy Tales and Their Tradition
London: Routledge. ———. 1856. Tales of Magic and Meaning. London: Griffith & Farran. ———. 1857. Fairy Tales. London: Routledge. ———. 1860. Fairy Footsteps; or Lessons from Legends. London: H. Lea. Cruikshank, George. 1853 –54.
Jack David Zipes, 2007
8
Imagining Equality in Nineteenth-Century American Literature
... “delight”as to “find,” as if in adream, “footsteps following mine” and a “hand upon my garments.” And indeed the footsteps are not just footsteps but “fairy footsteps,” the implication being, ofcourse, thatthechild is not just a delicate, fragile ...
Kerry Larson, 2008
9
The Nelson Contemporary English Dictionary
... a small imaginary supematural creature with powers of magic 2 (sii a male homosexual adj 1 of fairies a fairy glen 2 delicate fairy footsteps fairyland (fa ri land'l n 1 the land of the fairies 2 an enchanting place fairy light n small coloured lamp ...
W. T. Cunningham, 1977
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The Knickerbocker: Or, New-York Monthly Magazine
But who could be this Unknown, that had thus passed by, as in a. morning dream, leaving merely flowers and fairy footsteps, to tell of her loveliness! There was a mystery in it, that bewildered me. It was so vague and disembodied, like those ...
Charles Fenno Hoffman, Timothy Flint, Lewis Gaylord Clark, 1839

7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FAIRY FOOTSTEPS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fairy footsteps is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Budapest Festival Orchestra to play D.C.'s Strathmore
Its infectious melodies and the instrumental depiction of fairy footsteps and Bottom, the braying donkey, delighted audiences. Sixteen years ... «Washington Times, Jan 15»
2
Fundraising pupils at Knavesmire School boost theatre appeal funds
They had to crawl past a snoring donkey and follow fairy footsteps to the next clue, finding letters leading them to the forest on stage. "Ours has ... «The Press, York, Jan 15»
3
Tattersalls Sales Company Profile
... the ring played host to the Jim Joel dispersal, at which 20 horses realized 3,937,200 gns including 1,000 Guineas heroine Fairy Footsteps, ... «Thoroughbred Racing Commentary, Apr 14»
4
Bournemouth SO/Karabits – review
... especially in the string sound – rather harsh and glaring in the climaxes, lacking in depth in the Love Scene – while the fairy footsteps of the ... «The Guardian, Feb 14»
5
Sir Henry Cecil tributes paid at memorial service
1000 Guineas: One In A Million 1979, Fairy Footsteps 1981, Oh So Sharp 1985, Bosra Sham 1996, Sleepytime 1997, Wince 1999. «Daily Mail, Sep 13»
6
Chinese Dragon Joins TrueNicks
I) heroine Fairy Footsteps. Fabulous Fairy is also a half sister to the dam of Desert Prince, winner of three group I events, including the French ... «BloodHorse, Apr 11»
7
How stranger danger changed the way children play
We played Fairy Footsteps, Kick Can, Hide and Seek, Can we cross your Golden River and many more. Skipping ropes were tied to the ... «Radio 1, Dec 09»

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