the qualities or powers of a fairy; the condition of being a fairy
2.
a belief in fairies or fairy stories
fairyism in American English
(ˈfɛəriˌɪzəm)
noun
1.
fairylike quality
2.
belief in fairies
Word origin
[1705–15; fairy + -ism]This word is first recorded in the period 1705–15. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Romanesque, condominium, convergence, encore, focal point-ism is a suffix appearing in loanwords from Greek, where it was used to form action nounsfrom verbs (baptism). On this model, -ism is used as a productive suffix in the formation of nouns denoting action or practice,state or condition, principles, doctrines, a usage or characteristic, devotion oradherence, etc. (criticism; barbarism; Darwinism; despotism; plagiarism; realism; witticism; intellectualism)