English noun: fairy |
1. | fairy (person) a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers |
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| Synonyms | faerie, faery, fay, sprite |
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| Broader (hypernym) | spiritual being, supernatural being |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | brownie, dwarf, elf, fairy godmother, gnome, gremlin, hob, imp, Morgan le Fay, Oberson, pixie, pixy, Puck, Robin Goodfellow, Titania, tooth fairy, water nymph, water spirit, water sprite |
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2. | fairy (person) offensive term for an openly homosexual man |
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| Synonyms | fag, faggot, fagot, nance, pansy, poof, poove, pouf, queen, queer |
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| Broader (hypernym) | gay man, shirtlifter |
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| Domain usage | depreciation, derogation, disparagement |
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