Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows.


Noun: fairytale  'feree`teyl
  1. A story about fairies; told to amuse children
    - fairy tale, fairy story
     
  2. An interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse
    - fairy tale, fairy story, cock-and-bull story, song and dance

Derived forms: fairy tales, fairytales

Type of: fib, narration, narrative, porky [Brit], porky pie [Brit], story, tale, taradiddle, tarradiddle

Encyclopedia: Fairytale

Nearest

fairy lantern
fairy light
fairy ring
fairy shrimp
fairy story
fairy swallow
fairyland
fairy-ring mushroom
fairy-slipper
fairytale
Faisal
Faisal ibn Abdel Aziz al-Saud
Faisalabad
fait accompli
faith
faith cure
faith healing
faithful
faithfully
faithfulness