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fairy tale
fairy talen.1. A fanciful tale of legendary deeds and creatures, usually intended for children.2. A fictitious, highly fanciful story or explanation.fairy tale or fairy storyn1. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a story about fairies or other mythical or magical beings, esp one of traditional origin told to children2. a highly improbable accountfair′y tale`
n. 1. a story, usu. for children, about elves, hobgoblins, dragons, fairies, or other magical creatures. 2. an incredible or misleading statement or account. Also called fair′y sto`ry. [1740–50] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  fairy tale - a story about fairies; told to amuse childrenfairy story, fairytalenarration, narrative, story, tale - a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program; "his narrative was interesting"; "Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children"Bluebeard - (fairytale) a monstrous villain who marries seven women; he kills the first six for disobedience | | 2. | fairy tale - an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excusecock-and-bull story, fairy story, fairytale, song and dancefib, taradiddle, tarradiddle, tale, story - a trivial lie; "he told a fib about eating his spinach"; "how can I stop my child from telling stories?" |
fairy tale fairy storynoun1. folk tale, romance, traditional story She was like a princess in a fairy tale.2. lie, fantasy, fiction, invention, fabrication, untruth, porky (Brit. slang), pork pie (Brit. slang), urban myth, tall story, urban legend, cock-and-bull story (informal) many of those who write books lie much more than those who tell fairy talesTranslationsfairy tale
fairy tale1. noun A lie or fabricated account of something (likened to a clearly fictional fantasy story). I know he's telling me fairy tales to avoid admitting his mistakes.2. adjective Resembling a fantasy story, especially due to being entirely positive or happy or having a happy ending. In this usage, the phrase is usually hyphenated. I really want a fairy-tale wedding, complete with a beautiful gown and a fancy cake. It wasn't some fairy-tale marrage, you know. We had our problems.See also: fairy, talefairy tale and bedtime story n. a simplistic and condescending explanation for something; a lie. I don’t want to hear a fairy tale, just the facts, ma’am. I’ve already heard your little bedtime story. You’ll have to do better than that! See also: fairy, talefairy tale
fairy tale, story a story about fairies or other mythical or magical beings, esp one of traditional origin told to children AcronymsSeefaintfairy tale
Synonyms for fairy talenoun folk taleSynonyms- folk tale
- romance
- traditional story
noun lieSynonyms- lie
- fantasy
- fiction
- invention
- fabrication
- untruth
- porky
- pork pie
- urban myth
- tall story
- urban legend
- cock-and-bull story
Synonyms for fairy talenoun a story about fairiesSynonymsRelated Words- narration
- narrative
- story
- tale
- Bluebeard
noun an interesting but highly implausible storySynonyms- cock-and-bull story
- fairy story
- fairytale
- song and dance
Related Words- fib
- taradiddle
- tarradiddle
- tale
- story
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