fairyland

/ˈfeɪrilænd/ /ˈfeərɪlænd/

Meanings

noun

The imaginary land or abode of fairies.

Examples :

"The children pretended the forest behind their house was a fairyland, full of magical creatures. "

adjective

Having qualities ascribed to fairies and their realm; fanciful, delicate, surreal, or diminutive.

Examples :

"The children built a fairyland cottage out of gingerbread, decorated with gumdrops and peppermint sticks."

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Related Words

peppermint noun

/ˈpɛpəˌmɪnt/ /ˈpɛpɚˌmɪnt/

A hybrid herb of the mint family (Mentha × piperita), formed by crossing watermint and spearmint, which has a high menthol content and a sharp flavor and is used in cooking, especially in herb teas and in confections.

"My grandmother always added a few drops of peppermint oil to her herbal tea. "

imaginary noun

/ɪˈmædʒɪn(ə)ɹi/ /ɪˈmædʒɪˌnɛɹi/

Imagination; fancy.

"My brother's imaginary friend always helped him with his math homework. "

qualities noun

/ˈkwɒlətiz/ /ˈkwɑːlətiz/

Level of excellence.

"Quality of life is usually determined by health, education, and income."

diminutive noun

/dəˈmɪn.jə.tɪv/

(grammar) A word form expressing smallness, youth, unimportance, or endearment.

"Booklet, the diminutive of book, means ‘small book’."

delicate noun

/ˈdɛlɪkət/

A delicate item of clothing, especially underwear or lingerie.

"She carefully handled the delicate, lace-trimmed lingerie. "

creatures noun

/ˈkɹiːt͡ʃəz/ /ˈkɹit͡ʃɚz/

A living being; an animal or (sometimes derogatory) a human.

"The children were excited to see the exotic creatures at the zoo. "

children noun

[ˈt͡ʃʊld̠ɹ̠ ̝ʷən] [ˈt͡ʃɪl.d̠ɹ̠ ̝ʷən] [tʃɪl.ɹən]

A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority)

"Go easy on him: he is but a child."

fanciful adjective

/ˈfænsɪfəl/

Imaginative or fantastic.

"My sister's idea for the class project was fanciful, filled with elaborate robots and spaceships. "

decorated verb

/ˈdɛkəɹeɪtɪd/

To furnish with decorations.

"We decorated the Christmas tree with tinsel and baubles."

gingerbread noun

/ˈd͡ʒɪn(d͡)ʒəbɹɛd/ /ˈd͡ʒɪnd͡ʒɚbɹɛd/

A type of cake whose main flavoring is ginger.

"My grandmother made a delicious gingerbread cake for the school bake sale. "

ascribed verb

/əˈskɹaɪbd/

To attribute a cause or characteristic to someone or something.

"One may ascribe these problems to the federal government; however, at this stage it is unclear what caused them."

pretended verb

/pɹɪˈtɛndɪd/

To claim, to allege, especially when falsely or as a form of deliberate deception.

"The child pretended to be asleep so he wouldn't have to eat his vegetables. "