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Meaning of "pixieish" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PIXIEISH

pixieish  [ˈpɪksɪɪʃ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PIXIEISH

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

WHAT DOES PIXIEISH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of pixieish in the English dictionary

The definition of pixieish in the dictionary is resembling or reminiscent of a pixie, especially in being slim and delicate or with a mischievous quality.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PIXIEISH


babyish
ˈbeɪbɪɪʃ
boyish
ˈbɔɪɪʃ
clayish
ˈkleɪɪʃ
dandyish
ˈdændɪɪʃ
dilettanteish
ˌdɪləˈtæntɪɪʃ
dryish
ˈdraɪɪʃ
fortyish
ˈfɔːtɪɪʃ
Gipsyish
ˈdʒɪpsɪɪʃ
greyish
ˈɡreɪɪʃ
Gypsyish
ˈdʒɪpsɪɪʃ
highish
ˈhaɪɪʃ
lazyish
ˈleɪzɪɪʃ
pixyish
ˈpɪksɪɪʃ
sissyish
ˈsɪsɪɪʃ
slyish
ˈslaɪɪʃ
sorryish
ˈsɒrɪɪʃ
thirtyish
ˈθɜːtɪɪʃ
toadyish
ˈtəʊdɪɪʃ
tomboyish
ˈtɒmbɔɪɪʃ
wheyish
ˈweɪɪʃ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PIXIEISH

pivotman
piwakawaka
pix
pixel
pixelate
pixelated
pixelation
pixellated
pixie
pixie hat
pixie hood
pixies
pixilate
pixilated
pixilation
pixillated
pixillation
pixy
pixyish

WORDS THAT END LIKE PIXIEISH

blokeish
blueish
brogueish
doveish
eish
fineish
hippieish
leish
Macleish
moreish
niceish
ogreish
yuppieish

Synonyms and antonyms of pixieish in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pixieish» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PIXIEISH

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

Translator English - Chinese

pixieish
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pixieish
570 millions of speakers

English

pixieish
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

pixieish
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

pixieish
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

pixieish
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pixieish
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

pixieish
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pixieish
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pixieish
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

pixieish
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

pixieish
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

pixieish
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pixieish
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

pixieish
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

pixieish
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Pixieish
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pixieish
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pixieish
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pixieish
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

pixieish
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pixieish
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

pixieish
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pixieish
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pixieish
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pixieish
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pixieish

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PIXIEISH»

The term «pixieish» is used very little and occupies the 173.842 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PIXIEISH» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PIXIEISH»

Discover the use of pixieish in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pixieish and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus
... elvish, gamesome, impish, pixieish, pixilated, prankish, puckish pixieish ad) syn PLAYFUL 1, antic, elvish, frisky, impish, kittenish, mischievous, pixie, pixilated, puckish pixilated adj 1 syn PLAYFUL 1, elvish, frolicsome, larkish, pixie, pixieish, ...
Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1988
2
Encyclopedia of the New York School Poets
Pixieish” might describe the performance that established Mead's underground reputation, as the title character in The Flower Thief (1960), a film by Ron Rice, who referred to Mead's character simply as “the poet” (Sitney 301). In a similar vein ...
Terence Diggory, 2009
3
Madness in the Family
A collection of short stories that were originally published in the 1960s and 1970s in The New Yorker, Atlantic Monthly, and Harper's.
William Saroyan, Leo Hamalian, 1990
4
Rock and Roll: Gold Rush
pixieish. Jamaican. soprano. (b. 1946). who. started. out. as. Millicent. Smith: “My Boy Lollipop” – Millie Small, #2(1), 5-64; #2(1) R & B. Within the tornado of Beatlemania, this Caribbean cutie launched a “Blue Beat” bombshell. Remember the ...
Maury Dean, 2003
5
Introducing Corpora in Translation Studies
7.4.7 Nomindl hdses — credtive The items that figure in the creative category range are given in Table 7.9; they range from the highly unusual eyehrowish and thighish to perhaps less unusual flukish and pixieish. However, all are considered ...
Maeve Olohan, 2004
6
Little Failure: A memoir
Little Failure is an autobiography of comic genius by the hilarious Gary Shteyngart.
Gary Shteyngart, 2014
7
The Mosquito Coast
His only antagonist is the clownish missionary Reverend Spellgood, who is played by the genial purveyor of spiritual madness, theater director Andre" Gregory. Gregory, whose high-flying bosh enlivened My Dinner With Andre, has a pixieish ...
8
Rocky Coast Romance
Even without the last name he'd have known the pretty reporter had some Irish in her. The sun picked up strands of red in her curly brown ponytail, while highlighting a generous dusting of freckles across her cheeks. The effect was pixieish, ...
Mia Ross, 2013
9
The Rotarian
From the 1940s we included the Moro- bullia chiding by Luther Ferrell, a pixieish lawyer. He said: "What is the modern definition of Rotary? The correct answer is this — it is a place where you try to eat a lot of food you don't want before talking ...
10
SPIN
The crunchy guitar, the drum attack, the Pixieish arrangements, it was all sonic candy. But the lyrics were the lynchpin. Cobain's acerbic delivery seemed filled with authentic longing and a generational sentimentality disguised as alienation: a ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PIXIEISH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pixieish is used in the context of the following news items.
1
My week at the naked mountain hut
She sports a pixieish haircut and is undeniably good-looking, and her voluptuous naked body attracted a lot of attention on the trail. Like me ... «Salon, Jul 15»
2
Jean Seberg Remains Wonderfully Commanding in 'Lilith'
But it is Seberg — haunting and fey, eons removed from the pixieish sphinx she played in Godard's Breathless (1960) — who most indelibly ... «Village Voice, Jul 15»
3
The top 5 geek-out moments from Comic-Con
Margot Robbie, who plays the pixieish Harley Quinn, got much of the screen time, but it was the brief glimpse of Jared Leto as the Joker that ... «New York Post, Jul 15»
4
Excerpt: 'Beyond Words' by Carl Safina
A bit pixieish, actually. A Newsweek magazine writer during the 1960s, Cynthia decided, after her first visit to Africa, to chuck New York and all ... «Newsday, Jul 15»
5
Interview With Kegan Schouwenburg Of Sols 3D-Printed Custom …
Kegan Schouwenburg, the pixieish CEO and co-founder of SOLS, is aware of this and – as the face of a company that 3D-prints orthotic insoles ... «Tech Times, Jul 15»
6
The boy I used to be: The world would look at me and see Leslie …
It didn't occur to me until much later that, when I had seen the play as a child, Peter Pan had been played by a young, pixieish blond girl – just ... «Salon, Jun 15»
7
'Peter Pan' Soars On Boy Power At Connecticut Rep
Far from the fatal characteristics of coy, cute or pixieish that are often used by arms-akimbo actresses playing the part, Costello brings natural ... «Hartford Courant, Jun 15»
8
Hollywood Fringe Festival: Some Winners. Some Turkeys. All on the …
Elizabeth Godley is the pixieish, almost unbearably cute sidekick to Don Colliver's MC. To quote Colliver, she is something of a comic genius. «City Watch, Jun 15»
9
Judith Malina and the Award-Season Rush
Malina's was a surviving spirit — a pixieish, quick-witted, fervent little bundle of vitalizing energy, directing, writing, and planning new ... «TheaterMania.com, May 15»
10
Slooom's Video Premiere: “Honey” from members of Les Rav and …
The creative merger of vocalist Lauren Bruno, pixieish leader of creatively unbridled chamber folk ensemble Les Rav, and producer Delwin ... «Austin Chronicle, May 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Pixieish [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/pixieish>. May 2024 ».
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