Definitions for fairy tale
fai·ry tale

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fairytale, fairy tale, fairy storynoun

   a story about fairies; told to amuse children

2. fairytale, fairy tale, fairy story, cock-and-bull story, song and dancenoun

   an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse

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1. fairy talenoun

   a story about magical or mythological creatures, such as fairies, elves, goblins, trolls, orcs, unicorns, wizards, dragons, etc., usually composed for the amusement of children; called also a fairy story.

2. fairy talenoun

   a false story intended to deceive or mislead, especially one involving unlikely events or situations; called also a fairy story.

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1. fairy talenoun

   A folktale featuring fairies or similar fantasy characters.

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1. Fairy tale

   A fairy tale (alternative names include fairytale, fairy story, magic tale, or wonder tale) is a short story that belongs to the folklore genre. Such stories typically feature magic, enchantments, and mythical or fanciful beings. In most cultures, there is no clear line separating myth from folk or fairy tale; all these together form the literature of preliterate societies. Fairy tales may be distinguished from other folk narratives such as legends (which generally involve belief in the veracity of the events described) and explicit moral tales, including beast fables. In less technical contexts, the term is also used to describe something blessed with unusual happiness, as in "fairy-tale ending" (a happy ending) or "fairy-tale romance". Colloquially, the term "fairy tale" or "fairy story" can also mean any far-fetched story or tall tale; it is used especially of any story that not only is not true, but could not possibly be true. Legends are perceived as real within their culture; fairy tales may merge into legends, where the narrative is perceived both by teller and hearers as being grounded in historical truth. However, unlike legends and epics, fairy tales usually do not contain more than superficial references to religion and to actual places, people, and events; they take place "once upon a time" rather than in actual times.Fairy tales occur both in oral and in literary form; the name "fairy tale" ("conte de fées" in French) was first ascribed to them by Madame d'Aulnoy in the late 17th century. Many of today's fairy tales have evolved from centuries-old stories that have appeared, with variations, in multiple cultures around the world.The history of the fairy tale is particularly difficult to trace because only the literary forms can survive. Still, according to researchers at universities in Durham and Lisbon, such stories may date back thousands of years, some to the Bronze Age. Fairy tales, and works derived from fairy tales, are still written today. The Jatakas are probably the oldest collection of such tales in literature, and the greater part of the rest are demonstrably more than a thousand years old. It is certain that much (perhaps one~fifth) of the popular literature of modern Europe is derived from those portions of this large bulk which came west with the Crusades through the medium of Arabs and Jews.Folklorists have classified fairy tales in various ways. The Aarne-Thompson classification system and the morphological analysis of Vladimir Propp are among the most notable. Other folklorists have interpreted the tales' significance, but no school has been definitively established for the meaning of the tales.

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1. Fairy tale

   A fairy tale is a type of short story that typically features folkloric fantasy characters, such as fairies, goblins, elves, trolls, dwarves, giants, mermaids, or gnomes, and usually magic or enchantments. Fairy tales may be distinguished from other folk narratives such as legends and explicitly moral tales, including beast fables. In less technical contexts, the term is also used to describe something blessed with unusual happiness, as in "fairy tale ending" or "fairy tale romance". Colloquially, a "fairy tale" or "fairy story" can also mean any farfetched story or tall tale; it's used especially of any story that not only isn't true, but couldn't possibly be true. In cultures where demons and witches are perceived as real, fairy tales may merge into legends, where the narrative is perceived both by teller and hearers as being grounded in historical truth. However, unlike legends and epics, they usually do not contain more than superficial references to religion and actual places, people, and events; they take place once upon a time rather than in actual times.

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1. fairy tale

   Read the full text of the Fairy Tale poem by Boris Pasternak on the Poetry.com website.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of fairy tale in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of fairy tale in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of fairy tale in a Sentence

1. Atlantic Starr:

   This fairy tale we're living is real inside our hearts.

2. Deniz Karkın:

   Cappadocia is like something out of a fairy tale, a settlement where underground cities were carved out thousands of years ago.

3. Hans Christian Anderson:

   Everyman's life is a fairy tale written by God's fingers.

4. Spun Gold:

   I think everyone wants it to work because Prince Harry is adored around the world, he’s the little boy who lost his mother at 12. He was a slightly off the rails teenager who became a war hero fighting on the frontlines… We want the fairy tale, which has had some tragic lows across the last 30-40 years. The overriding message of the documentary is 'fingers crossed.' Meghan Markle with Prince Harry after their engagement announcement. (Reuters) But those in the documentary warned that this world is not without its pitfalls, Bullen said. You marry into a world that’s diamonds and furs and castles and servants and literally knights in shining armor. But it all comes with a price. Are you ready to pay that price?

5. Matt Damon:

   I can't think of any place I'd rather want to be in a 2km radius of, it feels a little like a fairy tale here.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=fairy tale
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=fairy tale
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Fairy_Tale
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairy_Tale
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=fairy tale