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(n)
A person of extraordinary fame or accomplishments.
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A short story with a moral, often involving talking animals or objects; a fable.
A short narrative illustrating a lesson (usually religious/moral) by comparison or analogy.
(literature) Literary type using invented or imaginative writing, instead of real facts, usually written as prose.
(uncountable) The act of fabricating, framing, or constructing; construction; manufacture
An account of real or fictional events.
A rehearsal of what has occurred; narrative; discourse; statement; history; story.
(adj)
Of or relating to Aesop; Aesopian
An Italian count.
Something with the qualities of such a saga; an epic, a long story.
A short account of a real incident or person, often humorous or interesting.
Of or relating to narration.
Alternative spelling of fairy tale. [A folktale or literary story featuring fairies or similar fantasy characters.]
A tale or story that is part of the oral tradition of a people or a place.
(uncountable) A twisted strand of fibre used for knitting or weaving.
The tales, legends, superstitions, and traditions of a particular ethnic population.
An intimate relationship between two people; a love affair.
Something invented.
A work of prose fiction, longer than a novella.
Alternative form of fablist. [A teller of fables.]
A folktale or literary story featuring fairies or similar fantasy characters.
(narratology) A series of events forming the basis of a story or narrative.
(uncountable) Fabulousness; the quality of being fabulous; fictitiousness; mythical character.
(specifically) A folk story that is told for entertainment, and not intended to be taken as true.
Synonym of folk tale.
The telling of fibs; lying, falsehood.
A short, farcical, often bawdy tale of a genre written in the North of France in the 12th, 13th and 14th centuries.
A fabrication, fantasy, invention; something fictitious.
(fantasy) A young fairy creature.
Obsolete form of fairy. [(uncountable, obsolete) The realm of faerie; enchantment, illusion.]
(US, slang, dated) A made-up story; a con.
The act or result of fabulating; a fabrication.
Obsolete spelling of fairy. [(uncountable, obsolete) The realm of faerie; enchantment, illusion.]
(archaic or puristic) The knowledge, study, or science of fowls; birdlore.
(fandom slang) A short fic; a short piece of fan fiction or (less commonly) original fiction.
Alternative spelling of faerie. [Realm of the fays, fairyland.]
(uncountable) Fiction about fans and fandom created by members of fandom, incorporating real or fictional members of fandom as characters.
The presumed cause, force, principle, or divine will that predetermines events.
(archaic) A forgery; something faked.
Something fantastical.
(chiefly uncountable) A type of very sweet candy or confection, usually made from sugar, butter, and milk or cream.
(fantasy) One who farsees; prophet; soothsayer; fortuneteller.
A fantastical theatrical production or film featuring fairies.
(informal) A small snippet of true information. A minor fact.
Alternative spelling of féerie. [A fantastical theatrical production or film featuring fairies.]
The sphere or realm of falseness.
Small mythical humanlike creatures with magical powers and fair skin who live in remote, often forested locations and are rarely seen.
(obsolete or archaic) Alternative form of folklore. [The tales, legends, superstitions, and traditions of a particular ethnic population.]
Alternative form of fairyland. [The land or abode of fairies.]
Obsolete spelling of faith. [A trust or confidence in the intentions or abilities of a person, object, or ideal from prior empirical evidence.]
(fantasy, science fiction, derogatory) A creature made of flesh; a human being.
A figurine.
Archaic form of fetish. [Something which is believed to possess, contain, or cause spiritual or magical powers; an amulet or a talisman.]
The quality of being facetious.
(archaic, nonstandard) Alternative spelling of faerie. [Realm of the fays, fairyland.]
Obsolete spelling of falsehood. [(uncountable) The property of being false.]
The realm or sphere of faerie.
A piece of nonsense or foolishness.
Alternative form of fairydom. [The realm or sphere of fairies.]
A surname.
(informal) The telling of a lie.
A horse of a favel or dun colour.
(obsolete) A straw; a fescue.
Covered with fur, or with something resembling fur.
Part of the verge escapement in early clocks.
A kind of folklore comprising humorous material and urban legends that are shared by fax machine.
(Roman mythology) The Roman equivalent of the Greek Pheme, a personification of fame and renown.
Alternative spelling of fairy. [(uncountable, obsolete) The realm of faerie; enchantment, illusion.]
The land or abode of fairies.
Alternative form of figary. [A whim or eccentricity.]
Restlessness or agitation caused by trifling annoyance.
All fables, collectively, and the worlds depicted in them.
The realm or sphere of fairies.
Something newly fashioned; a novelty, a new fancy.
Archaic spelling of fool. [(derogatory) A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.]
(archaic) A petty fop.
Alternative form of fairycore. [(aesthetic) An aesthetic focusing on imagery and fashion related to fairies.]
(dated) A fair, a market.
A frame story.
A branch of Wicca that emphasises beings of legendary folklore, especially faeries.
(fiction, comics, fantasy) A term of address used for any animal with fur, ranging from playful mocking to utmost derision.
Dated form of fetish. [Something which is believed to possess, contain, or cause spiritual or magical powers; an amulet or a talisman.]
A minor fact; an item of trivia.
(uncountable) The collective lore, beliefs, and traditional stories which help to define a society, culture, or nation.
Fairs generally; the realm or sphere of fairs.
Obsolete spelling of fane. [(obsolete) A weathercock, a weather vane.]
A place where fowl are raised.
Similar to facts, but not necessarily factual; fact-like.