English Explanatory Dictionary

pixie

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A playful sprite or elflike or fairy-like creature.
  2. A cute, petite woman with short hair.
  3. An upper-atmospheric optical phenomenon associated with thunderstorms, a short-lasting pinpoint of light on the surface of convective domes that produces a gnome.
  4. A butterfly of the genus Melanis.
  5. Ellipsis of pixie cut.
name
  1. A female nickname, also used as a formal given name.
name
  1. Air Niugini

Pronunciation

/ˈpɪksi/ En-au-pixie.ogg

Word forms

pixie pixies pigsie piskie pisky pixy

Etymology

Uncertain; 17thC, originally in the folklore of southwest England; perhaps diminutive of Swedish pysk (“fairy”); perhaps Puck + -sy; see Wikipedia.

Synonyms

brownie fair gnome imp sprite

Derived words

bixie manic pixie dream girl pixie boot pixie cup pixie cut pixie dust pixie-faced pixie hawkfish pixieing pixieish pixie-led pixielike pixie moss pixieness pixie ring pixie stick pixie-stool pixilated pixillated pixilation pixiness
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