fairy tale

fair·y tale

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [fair-ee teyl]
- /ˈfɛər i teɪl/
- /ˈfeə.ri teɪl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fair-ee teyl]
- /ˈfɛər i teɪl/

Definitions of fairy tale words

noun fairy tale a story, usually for children, about elves, hobgoblins, dragons, fairies, or other magical creatures. 1
noun fairy tale an incredible or misleading statement, account, or belief: His story of being a millionaire is just a fairy tale. 1
noun fairy tale fantasy story 1
noun fairy tale magical, ideal 1
countable noun fairy tale A fairy tale is a story for children involving magical events and imaginary creatures. 0
adjective fairy tale A fairy tale place or situation is so wonderful that you can hardly believe that it is real. 0

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Origin of fairy tale

First appearance:

before 1740

One of the 48% newest English words

First recorded in 1740-50

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Parts of speech for Fairy tale

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Fairy tale

fairy tale popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

fairy tale usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for fairy tale

noun fairy tale

fable — a short tale to teach a moral lesson, often with animals or inanimate objects as characters; apologue: the fable of the tortoise and the hare; Aesop's fables.
myth — a traditional or legendary story, usually concerning some being or hero or event, with or without a determinable basis of fact or a natural explanation, especially one that is concerned with deities or demigods and explains some practice, rite, or phenomenon of nature.
tale — a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story: a tale about Lincoln's dog.
yarn — thread made of natural or synthetic fibers and used for knitting and weaving.
marchen — a German fairy tale or fictional story

All 6 Synonyms of fairy tale