noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈfɛəɹi/
/ˈfeɪəɹi/
rhymes with -ɛəɹi
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noun
Meaning 1
A fantastical theatrical production or film featuring fairies.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
2003: Syd's féerie entourage and girlies in drifting crinoline went out of the window, of course, along with his animated scarecrows — Jeremy Harding, ‘Afternoonishness’, London Review of Books 25:1
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Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Borrowed from French féerie. Doublet of fairy.
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7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
