pixie

See also píxié, and pìxié

English

Wikipedia

Alternative forms

• pixy

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪksi

Noun

pixie (plural pixies)

1. A playful sprite, elflike or fairy-like creature.
2. (slang) a cute, petite woman with short hair
3. (astronomy, meteorology) an upper-atmospheric optical phenomena associated with thunderstorms, a short-lasting pinpoint of light on the surface of convective domes that produces a gnome.

Synonyms

• brownie
• fairy
• gnome
• imp
• sprite

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: keiju (fi)
• French: lutin (fr)
• German: Kobold (de)
• Greek: ξωτικό (el) (xotikó) n , αερικό (el) (aerikó) n 

• Italian: folletto (it)
• Portuguese: duende (pt)
• Romanian: spiriduș (ro) m, zână (ro) f

Related terms

• pixie boot
• pixie dust
• pixilated, pixillated