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Meaning of "pixy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PIXY

pixy  [ˈpɪksɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PIXY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pixy 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 PIXY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

pixy

Pixie

Pixies are mythical creatures of folklore, considered to be particularly concentrated in the high moorland areas around Devon and Cornwall, suggesting some Celtic origin for the belief and name. Akin to the Irish and Scottish Aos Sí, pixies are believed to inhabit ancient underground ancestor sites such as stone circles, barrows, dolmens, ringfort or menhirs. In traditional regional lore, pixies are generally benign, mischievous, short of stature and attractively childlike; they are fond of dancing and gather outdoors in huge numbers to dance or sometimes wrestle, through the night, demonstrating parallels with the Cornish plen-an-gwary and Breton Fest Noz folk celebrations originating in the medieval period. In modern times they are usually depicted with pointed ears, and often wearing a green outfit and pointed hat. Sometimes their eyes are described as being pointed upwards at the temple ends. These, however, are Victorian era conventions and not part of the older mythology. In modern use, the term can be synonymous with fairies or sprites. However, in folklore there is a traditional enmity, even war, between the two races.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PIXY


asphyxy
æsˈfɪksɪ
boxy
ˈbɒksɪ
dixie
ˈdɪksɪ
epoxy
ɪˈpɒksɪ
flexi
ˈflɛksɪ
foxy
ˈfɒksɪ
galaxy
ˈɡæləksɪ
hydroxy
haɪˈdrɒksɪ
maxi
ˈmæksɪ
methoxy
mɛˈθɒksɪ
mixy
ˈmɪksɪ
moxie
ˈmɒksɪ
nixie
ˈnɪksɪ
orthodoxy
ˈɔːθəˌdɒksɪ
pixie
ˈpɪksɪ
proxy
ˈprɒksɪ
pyxie
ˈpɪksɪ
sexy
ˈsɛksɪ
taxi
ˈtæksɪ
tricksy
ˈtrɪksɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PIXY

pix
pixel
pixelate
pixelated
pixelation
pixellated
pixie
pixie hat
pixie hood
pixieish
pixies
pixilate
pixilated
pixilation
pixillated
pixillation
pixyish
Piz Bernina
Pizarro
pizazz

WORDS THAT END LIKE PIXY

active galaxy
alkoxy
apoplexy
cataplexy
coxy
doxy
epitaxy
ethoxy
heterodoxy
jaxy
mastopexy
Munchausen´s syndrome by proxy
polyhydroxy
poxy
prexy
radio galaxy
spiral galaxy
the Galaxy
trihydroxy
unsexy

Synonyms and antonyms of pixy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pixy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PIXY

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

Translator English - Chinese

PIXY
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pixy
570 millions of speakers

English

pixy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

PIXY
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الجنية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пикси
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pixy
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ক্ষুদ্র পরী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fée
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pixy
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kobold
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

PIXY
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

픽시
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pixy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

pixy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

pixy
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Pixy
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

peri
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

folletto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pixy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Пікс
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Pixy
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

pixy
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Pixy
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pixy
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pixy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pixy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PIXY»

The term «pixy» is quite widely used and occupies the 53.159 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PIXY» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PIXY»

Discover the use of pixy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pixy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Pixy
Alka Seltzer and Angina Pectoris have all the luck — bad, that is.
Max Andersson, 1993
2
My Dear Pixy: He Proved the Strength of the Father-Daughter ...
&..even when I was laid up in a filed hospital with an injured back, I never stopped writing&..&&&&&&.he wrote while he was in makeshift camps and muddy tank tracks&&&&&&&
Athiqul H. Laskar, 2001
3
Devonshire Sketches, including Pixy Lore ... By Tickler. ...
They are very tiny, as m ay be imagined whenit is remembered “that a hazel nut will contain the Majesty of Pixy-land !” Some arepretty and graceful ; other are quaint and uncouth—diminutive Hunchbacks in fact. They delight in solitary places, ...
George Philip Rigney Pulman, 1870
4
Pixy-Led in North Devon Old Facts and New Fancies
This varied collection includes material that gives readers a 19th century view of the world.
Z. E. A. Wade, 2011
5
SQL Injection Attacks and Defense
Pixy is a free Java program that performs automatic scans of the PHP 4 source code, aimed at the detection of cross-site scripting (XSS) and SQL injection vulnerabilities. Pixy analyzes the source code for tainted variables. The tool then traces ...
Justin Clarke, 2012
6
Teaching And Learning With Virtual Teams
Teaching and Learning with Virtual Teams develops this concept by investigating many issues around teams in the virtual and hybrid classroom, bringing a variety of current research and practice on the subject of virtual and collaborative ...
Sharmila Pixy Ferris, Susan Hayes Godar, 2006
7
A Pixy in Petticoats
The story of the relationship between these two lovers, by turns comic and light-hearted and devestatingly tragic, forms the plot of A Pixy in Petticoats, which, like many of Trevena's novels, remains as enchanting and haunting as when ...
John Trevena, Ernest George Henham, Gerald Cornelius Monsman, 2012
8
Pixy's Holiday Journey
This book is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS.
George Lang, 2013
9
The Encyclopedia of Celtic Mythology and Folklore
Plant Annwn 381 what shorter, older, and more wizened than the British pixy.) Also typical was their mischievous manner; they enjoyed leading people astray ( see PIXY-LED) and rousing the animals in the dead of night. They could be friendly ...
Patricia Monaghan, 2009
10
The Killer Inside
Pixy loves Schultz, she doesn't mind if I bring them in.” “Schultz baby! Come here !” Pixy called out when she saw him. Schultz pulled hard enough to break free from Christie's grip. Sammet cried wanting Pixy's attention and to be near Schultz.
Wayne A. Souza, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PIXY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pixy is used in the context of the following news items.
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Crossword solutions: Saturday, July 25
Across: 1 Wrick, 4 Sure, (Rickshaw) 8 Apt, 9 Roquefort, 10 Pixy, 11 Well-read, 12 Pal, 13 Record, 14 Snooze, 16 Bog, 17 Withdrew, 18 Oslo, ... «The Dominion Post, Jul 15»
2
After 68 years, they all still scream for his ice cream
Candies line the back wall: Pop Rocks, Bazooka Bubble Gum, Push-Pops, Pixy Stix, and more. Below sits his freezers, housing his ice cream ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
3
Pharma/OTC, quick-serve and pet brands make it 'stick'
The closest thing people had seen to these innovative single-serve packs were Pixy Stix—flavored sugar for kids that was dispensed directly to ... «Packaging Digest, Jul 15»
4
'I Really Liked To Take Chances'—An Oral History Of TT The Bear's
Which were necklaces that all the young girls got to wear, and fill with basically straight-up Pixy Stix sugar. So she had this bowl of, it looked like ... «WBUR, Jul 15»
5
Best Bets for places to go, things to do in SouthCoast this week
... opened for the 2014 Pops by the Sea concert with the Boston Pops, and was a finalist in the Pixy 103 Most Dangerous Band Competition. «SouthCoastToday.com, Jul 15»
6
Colin Jost recalls summer fun on Staten Island in 'Saturday Night …
The adolescent hijinks include a character who snorts a Pixy Stix to prove he is willing to do coke and puts regular-sized condoms into ... «New York Daily News, Jul 15»
7
Cat Wilson's Cheap Seats - A Radio Love Affair With Local Music
At the time, Wilson recalled, there was already a local show on Pixy 103 called, “Homegrown.” “I didn't want to do the same thing,” she said. She thought back to ... «Cape Cod Wave, Jul 15»
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Why To Kill a Mockingbird endures, for readers old and young
The reason that children love the novel is that despite their general propensity for idiocy – the getting run over by cars, the eating of 10 Pixy Stix ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
9
Crooked Row Farm Market Open Again
For 103 hours (signifying the event's connection with its radio partners, PIXY 103), Bourne firefighters, their relatives and PIXY deejay MattyB ... «CapeNews.net, Jul 15»
10
​5 dead and 50 injured in Bekasi factory fire
... suspect it was caused by a gas leak inside the factory. PT Mandom mainly produces cosmetic products such as Gatsby, Pixy and Pucelle. «Coconuts Jakarta, Jul 15»

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