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fairy
English
Alternative forms
- faery
- faerie
- færie (archaic, nonstandard)
- fairie
Etymology
From Middle English fairye, fairie, from Old French faerie, from fae + -erie, from Vulgar Latin *F?ta (“goddess of fate”), from Latin f?tum (“fate”). Equivalent to Fate +? -ery.
English from ca. 1300, first in the sense of "enchantment, illusion, dream" and later "realm of the fays, fairy-land" or "the inhabitants of fairyland as a collective".The re-interpretation of the term as a countable noun denoting individual inhabitants of fairy-land can be traced to the 1390s, but becomes common only in the 16th century.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?f????i/
- (General American) enPR: fâr??
- (Mary–marry–merry distinction) IPA(key): /?f????i/
- (Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA(key): /?f??i/
- Rhymes: -???i
- Homophone: ferry (in accents with the Mary-marry-merry merger)
Noun
fairy (countable and uncountable, plural fairies)
- (uncountable, obsolete) The realm of faerie; enchantment, illusion.
- A mythical being with magical powers, known in many sizes and descriptions, although often depicted in modern illustrations only as a small sprite with gauze-like wings, and revered in some modern forms of paganism.
- An enchantress, or creature of overpowering charm.
- (Northern England, US, derogatory, colloquial) A male homosexual, especially one who is effeminate.
- 1933, Nathanael West, 'Miss Lonelyhearts' [Miss Lonelyhearts is male.]
- The cripple returned the smile and stuck out his hand. Miss Lonelyhearts clasped it, and they stood this way, smiling and holding hands, until Mrs. Doyle reëntered the room.
"What a sweet pair of fairies you guys are," she said.
The cripple pulled his hand away and made as though to strike his wife.
- The cripple returned the smile and stuck out his hand. Miss Lonelyhearts clasped it, and they stood this way, smiling and holding hands, until Mrs. Doyle reëntered the room.
- 1933, Nathanael West, 'Miss Lonelyhearts' [Miss Lonelyhearts is male.]
- A member of two species of hummingbird in the genus Heliothryx.
Synonyms
- (supernatural creature): fay, fey, fae, sprite; see also goblin (hostile)
- (male homosexual): fag (US), faggot (US), poof (UK), queen
Derived terms
Translations
Adjective
fairy
- Like a fairy; fanciful, whimsical, delicate.
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brownie
English
Etymology
From brown +? -ie (“diminutive suffix”).
Pronunciation
- (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?b?a?ni/
- Rhymes: -a?ni
- Hyphenation: brown?ie
Noun
brownie (plural brownies)
- (cooking) A small square piece of rich cake, usually made with chocolate.
- 2000, Lori Gottlieb, Stick Figure: a diary of my former self, page 173,
- […] if she ever found out she was dying, she'd just eat brownies all day and night until the very end.
- 2005, Aaron Lazare, On Apology, unnumbered page,
- On a Saturday afternoon, my wife bought her favorite treat for dessert that evening, a gourmet, nut-filled brownie.
- 2005, Steve Otto, Memoirs of a Drugged-Up, Sex-Crazed Yippie, page 228,
- After cooking the brownies until we could smell the pot, we each ate a large brownie.
- 2000, Lori Gottlieb, Stick Figure: a diary of my former self, page 173,
- (folklore) A mythical creature, a helpful elf who would secretly do people's housework for them.
- 1908, Dinah Craik, The Adventures of A Brownie.
- 1985, The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 1, page 636,
- Stories were told of a brownie riding horseback to fetch the midwife at childbirth or helping his master to win at checkers.
- 2004, Justin Hocking, Jeffrey Knutson, Jared Jacang Maher (editors), Life and Limb: Skateboarders Write from the Deep End, page 37,
- There are no brownies in my house, though. I know because there's always a pile of dishes in the sink.
- (paganism) A household spirit or revered ancestor.
- Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the Eurasian genus Miletus.
- (informal) A brown trout (Salmo trutta).
- (informal) The widow rockfish (Sebastes entomelas), a fish in the family Sebastidae.
- Coordinate term: greenie
- (Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) A tall, long-necked beer bottle, made from brown coloured glass.
- (ethnic slur, offensive) A person of Arab, Indian or Hispanic descent. Sometimes used for a Native American or Pacific Islander.
- (US) A girl in the first level of girl scouts.
Derived terms
- chocolate brownie
- hash brownie
Translations
Descendants
- ? French: brownie
- ? German: Brownie
Further reading
- brownie on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Chocolate brownie on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
French
Etymology
Borrowed from English brownie.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b?o.ni/, /b??.ni/
Noun
brownie f (plural brownies)
- brownie (type of small chocolate cake)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Borrowed from English brownie.
Noun
brownie m (definite singular brownien, indefinite plural browniar, definite plural browniane)
- brownie (type of small chocolate cake)
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from English brownie.
Noun
brownie m (plural brownies)
- brownie (type of small chocolate cake)
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from English brownie.
Noun
brownie m (plural brownies)
- brownie
Derived terms
- brownie rubia (“blondie”)
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