féerie
English
Etymology
(deprecated template usage) [etyl] French féerie
Pronunciation
Noun
féerie (plural féeries)
- A fantastical theatrical production featuring fairies.
- 2003: Syd's féerie entourage and girlies in drifting crinoline went out of the window, of course, along with his animated scarecrows — Jeremy Harding, ‘Afternoonishness’, London Review of Books 25:1
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
féerie f (plural féeries)
- what fairies do
- any fictional universe involving magical creatures such as fairies, ogres and dragons
- faerie, féerie
- C’était une vraie féerie.
- It was absolutely magical.
- extravaganza
- (figuratively) something impressive and/or enchanting
Further reading
- “féerie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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