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I always thought Tinker bell was really cool. I'd like to be able to shrink down to a really small size and fly around to places, play tricks on people... you know, fairy-like stuff.
Georgina Reilly

Meaning of "fairy-like" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FAIRY-LIKE

fairy-like  [ˈfeərɪˌlaɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FAIRY-LIKE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fairy-Like is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES FAIRY-LIKE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of fairy-like in the English dictionary

The definition of fairy-like in the dictionary is like a fairy; small, delicate, magical.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FAIRY-LIKE


belly-like
ˈbɛlɪˌlaɪk
berrylike
ˈbɛrɪˌlaɪk
cherry-like
ˈtʃerɪˌlaɪk
claylike
ˈkleɪˌlaɪk
eyelike
ˈaɪˌlaɪk
factory-like
ˈfæktərɪˌlaɪk
Gypsy-like
ˈdʒɪpsɪˌlaɪk
honey-like
ˈhʌnɪˌlaɪk
ivory-like
ˈaɪvərɪˌlaɪk
ivy-like
ˈaɪvɪˌlaɪk
jelly-like
ˈdʒelɪˌlaɪk
ladylike
ˈleɪdɪˌlaɪk
lily-like
ˈlɪlɪˌlaɪk
palsylike
ˈpɔːlzɪˌlaɪk
raylike
ˈreɪˌlaɪk
ruby-like
ˈruːbɪˌlaɪk
sighlike
ˈsaɪˌlaɪk
skylike
ˈskaɪˌlaɪk
tapestry-like
ˈtæpɪstrɪˌlaɪk
toylike
ˈtɔɪˌlaɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FAIRY-LIKE

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE FAIRY-LIKE

bird-like
cell-like
cloth-like
daughter-like
dislike
garden-like
guitar-like
human-like
jewel-like
like-for-like
metal-like
oil-like
scale-like
shell-like
soul-like
stone-like
summer-like
tail-like
virus-like
water-like
woman-like

Synonyms and antonyms of fairy-like in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «fairy-like» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FAIRY-LIKE

Find out the translation of fairy-like to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fairy-like 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-like» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

童话般的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

como de cuento
570 millions of speakers

English

fairy-like
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

परी की तरह
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مثل جنية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Фея - как
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

feérica
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পরী মত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

féerique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Seperti dongeng
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

märchenhaften
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

妖精のような
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

요정 같은
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dongeng kaya
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cổ tích như
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தேவதை போன்ற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

परीकथा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Peri gibi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fiabesco
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

jak wróżka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Фея- як
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

feeric
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

νεράιδα - όπως
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

feetjie -agtige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sagolik
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fe -lignende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fairy-like

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FAIRY-LIKE»

The term «fairy-like» is regularly used and occupies the 96.753 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FAIRY-LIKE» OVER TIME

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

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QUOTES WITH «FAIRY-LIKE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word fairy-like.
1
Georgina Reilly
I always thought Tinker bell was really cool. I'd like to be able to shrink down to a really small size and fly around to places, play tricks on people... you know, fairy-like stuff.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FAIRY-LIKE»

Discover the use of fairy-like in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fairy-like and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Tooth Fairy's First Night
On her seventh birthday, Sally gets the chance to earn her wings.
Anne Bowen, 2005
2
Alice the Fairy
Alice, who claims to be a Temporary Fairy, still has a lot to learn, such as how to make her clothes put themselves away in the closet.
David Shannon, 2004
3
Moulding the Female Body in Victorian Fairy Tales and ...
Revealingly, as Rappaport contends, such fairy-like language was very often found in advertisements and thus tied to the world of fashion. See Erika Diane Rappaport, Shopping For Pleasure: Women in the Making of London '3 West End  ...
Dr Laurence Talairach-Vielmas, 2013
4
The fairy-faith in Celtic countries
Professor J. Loth has called my attention to an unpublished Breton legend of his collection, in which there are fairy-like beings comparable to these described by Villemarqu ; and he tells me, too, that throughout Brittany one finds to-day the ...
Walter Yeeling Evans-Wentz, 1977
5
Old Hungarian Fairy Tales
seen before, but still they were trees and flowers, and as such Forget-me-not was not frightened at them, but still she did not dare venture through the thick masses of undergrowth, through which even her fairy-like little form could not have ...
Baroness Emmuska Orczy Orczy, 1904
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The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries
Again, if we examine all fairy-like beings from a certain superficial point of view, or even from the mythological point of view, it is easy to discern that they are universally credited with precisely the same characters, attributes, actions, or powers ...
W.Y. Evans Wentz
7
Fairy Tales Transformed?: Twenty-First-Century Adaptations ...
Later that evening, when the clucking fairy-like insect reappears in her bedroom, Ofelia shows this small creature her book-bound avatar, and this in the director's commentary is described as del Toro's “favorite magical moment in the film,” the ...
Cristina Bacchilega, 2013
8
The Fairy Faith in Celtic Countries: The Classic Study of ...
Again, if we examine all fairy-like beings from a certain superficial point of view, or even from the mythological point of view, it is easy to discern that they are universally credited with precisely the same characters, attributes, actions, or powers ...
W.Y. Evans-Wentz
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Pansegrouw's Crossword Dictionary
... merry-go-round, roundabout fair treatment right fairway sportsperson golfer fair weather sunshine fairy brownie, elf, fay, leprechaun, nix, pixie, pixy, sprite fairy godmother benefactress fairy king erlklng, Oberon fairylike elfin fairy-like creature  ...
Louisa Pansegrouw, 1994
10
Fairies in Nineteenth-Century Art and Literature
Fairies. one tends to think. are mostly female. tiny and heautiful: the word 'fairy- like' seems a perfect epithet for that ideal of Victorian femininity which required that women he diminutive in relation to men. magical in their unavailahility of ...
Nicola Bown, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FAIRY-LIKE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fairy-like is used in the context of the following news items.
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For astronomer, an insect is as worthy of observation as the cosmos
... solitude of his dragonfly hobby, he is pleased to be sharing publicly what he has seen and learned about the fairy-like insects in book form. «Yale News, Jul 15»
2
1 Dress, 2 Wears: Joan Smalls Takes a Supersexy Outfit From …
... the outfit a fairy-like touch. Keep scrolling to see more photos of the look, then be inspired by Joan's best and simplest model-off-duty outfit. «POPSUGAR, Jul 15»
3
Wild Ideas: Tiny aeronauts and gossamer bridges at dawn
But, on a sunny day, as soon as the sun crests the mountain on the other side of the hollow, it reveals thousands, of tiny, fairy-like creatures ... «Rappahannock News, Jul 15»
4
Kendrick Lamar's Disturbing “Alright” Video Tackles Police Brutality
Throughout the rest of the video, Lamar flys around Los Angeles. There's something angelic, or almost fairy-like about the way he floats through ... «Vanity Fair, Jun 15»
5
Shakespeare's Unfilmable Dream
... hordes of wild children (the “Rude Elementals” who in Taymor's vision stand in for anything more recognizably fairy-like) brandishing poles in ... «The New York Review of Books, Jun 15»
6
Countdown To The Eisners 2015 - Best Painter/Multimedia Artist …
The watercolors transform each page into a masterpiece, especially in the vast forest scenes inhabited by the fairy-like creatures. Even though ... «Bleeding Cool News, Jun 15»
7
How 'Inside Out' turns kids' movies on their head
We get to know Riley through her emotions—represented by fairy-like creatures that man her mind at a control panel, as astronauts would man ... «Macleans.ca, Jun 15»
8
Ballet review: Cinderella, The Australian Ballet
... the happily-ever-after story while taking some delightful liberties along the way. Pumpkin coaches and fairy-like godmothers do not appear. «Herald Sun, Jun 15»
9
Strange Folk Festival for this year is off, O'Fallon says
No children's area with hula hoops and fairy-like hideaways; no guitar-and-singer musical duos. The O'Fallon Community Park may have ... «Belleville News-Democrat, Jun 15»
10
Last fern standing: Botanic garden helps rescue disappearing plants
... were once ubiquitous in South Florida, inspiring an avid following among admirers who flocked to fairy-like grottoes, braving thorny vines and ... «The Olympian, Jun 15»

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