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- [fair-ee teyl]
- /ˈfɛər i teɪl/
- /ˈfeə.ri teɪl/
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- [fair-ee teyl]
- /ˈfɛər i teɪl/
Definitions of fairy-tale word
- 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
- adjective fairy-tale Of the nature of a fairy tale; as if from a fairy tale. 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
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 most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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
adj fairy-tale
- whimsical — given to whimsy or fanciful notions; capricious: a pixyish, whimsical fellow.
- imaginative — characterized by or bearing evidence of imagination: an imaginative tale.
- fantastic — conceived or appearing as if conceived by an unrestrained imagination; odd and remarkable; bizarre; grotesque: fantastic rock formations; fantastic designs.
- fantastical — conceived or appearing as if conceived by an unrestrained imagination; odd and remarkable; bizarre; grotesque: fantastic rock formations; fantastic designs.
- fictional — invented as part of a work of fiction: Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective.
Antonyms for fairy-tale
adj fairy-tale
- sensible — having, using, or showing good sense or sound judgment: a sensible young woman.
- usual — habitual or customary: her usual skill.
- real — true; not merely ostensible, nominal, or apparent: the real reason for an act.
- sincere — free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest: a sincere apology.
- unimaginative — characterized by or bearing evidence of imagination: an imaginative tale.
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